Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli (/zent/ /xli/ [evil] [drill]) is a temperate Town located in the Vejkzmekáf Principality of the Koiapian City-state.

The name Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli is derived from the Gnollish language, as Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli was founded by Vú̄̌sh Yä̂f̄ 'Gemma Blade' Mp̪fēy Rāb Sé̄̌s vyim Fɪgseʤine, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 3°C (37°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli receives an average of 252 cm/y (99 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2234 m (7329 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli was founded durring the late 17th century in late summer of the year 1662, by Vú̄̌sh Yä̂f̄ 'Gemma Blade' Mp̪fēy Rāb Sé̄̌s vyim Fɪgseʤine. The establishment of Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's construction back out of the project. Vú̄̌sh Yä̂f̄ 'Gemma Blade' Mp̪fēy Rāb Sé̄̌s vyim Fɪgseʤine pushed on reguardles, and Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive paverstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's parks.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has a Gravedigger's Guild, which is responsible for collecting the dead and laying them to rest according to all applicable laws and religious customs.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has a Highwayman's Guild, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's natural decorations nor waterways.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has a public schooling program overseen by the Hall of Sages who has the responsibility of ensuring access to affordable high-quality education in all basic classes (Reading, Writing, Mathmatics, General Sciences, General Arcana, and Social Education) is made available to all citizens.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Herd Animal, Antelope near Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 via proclamations.

Economy

The following information was obtained via the Imperial Census Bureau as part of the Eyom Economic Outreach Program. It differs from Standard Imperial censuses in that many of Tom's citizens, regardless of culture, work in more than one occupation or hold more than a single job. The Imperial Census Bureau has ruled that a job is a job, hence, the intigers within the data presented here can count an individual more than once.

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli Census Data: Year 2000

470 of Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 105 work as Craftsmen
• 36 work as Merchants
• 75 work as Service Workers
• 48 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 70 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

923 of Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 73 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Ir-kobtek Fields was struck by a drought when Loch Trouttrap grew too small to continue feeding Waterway Foaming, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Iyuzeld Vahidï-ghli lost 228 people, and 383 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 4 weeks, which are remembered as the Mourning Thirst.

History