Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä (/ʤɔ̂ːiː/ /hi̋ːɜː/ [security] [screen]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Qovuhese Provence of the Hobben.

The name Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä was founded by Zêtco Trîyèlëm Trêthêbre, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä receives an average of 222 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä covers an area of nearly 181 km² (72 mi²), and an average elevation of 2352 m (7716 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1291, by Zêtco Trîyèlëm Trêthêbre. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Zêtco Trîyèlëm Trêthêbre.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä is no diffrent. The city'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.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of crampt packed earth streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's exceptionaly well made fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

The city shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä 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 Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's parks.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Large City. Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä 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 Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä.

The Deer, Ringhorn near Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä Census Data: Year 2000

16264 of Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 888 work in Agriculture
• 3694 work as Craftsmen
• 1333 work as Merchants
• 2485 work as Service Workers
• 1616 work as General Laborers
• 663 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2374 work as Civil Servants
• 1437 work in Cottage Industries
• 906 work as Artists
• 868 work in Produce Industries

23990 of Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2569 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 20 days. Jôry Héer Ni̋ēkēä lost 186 people and 257 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Woe's Flame.

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