Kad Ghotáxi-nrom

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom (/zrak/ /nrom/ [wrong] [oasis]) is a subtropical Large City located in Lämänardäjs Hold, Jáijotirīirv Kingdom, within the Undermountain.

The name Kad Ghotáxi-nrom is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Ghotáxi-nrom was founded by Srehzez, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 3°C (37°F). Kad Ghotáxi-nrom receives an average of 218 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Ghotáxi-nrom covers an area of nearly 63 km² (25 mi²), and an average elevation of 1604 m (5262 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1274, by Srehzez. The establishment of Kad Ghotáxi-nrom suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive cobblestone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The city's robustly designed timber walls 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 city.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This city is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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 Kad Ghotáxi-nrom. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kad Ghotáxi-nrom's parks.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Kad Ghotáxi-nrom.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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.

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

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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. Kad Ghotáxi-nrom's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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 Kad Ghotáxi-nrom's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom 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

There’s a relatively new religion in Kad Ghotáxi-nrom which is rapidly gaining power. It might be a sectarian offshoot of a major faith, the unique product of a new prophet, or an outside faith backed by wealthy and powerful foreign supporters. Depending on the demands made on believers, the new faith may be a matter of concern only to the existing clergy, or it might be a major flashpoint for conflict in the community.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Kad Ghotáxi-nrom during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Yothga near Kad Ghotáxi-nrom are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom Census Data: Year 2000

5550 of Kad Ghotáxi-nrom's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 302 work in Agriculture
• 1247 work as Craftsmen
• 449 work as Merchants
• 853 work as Service Workers
• 562 work as General Laborers
• 232 work as Skilled Laborers
• 816 work as Civil Servants
• 494 work in Cottage Industries
• 307 work as Artists
• 288 work in Produce Industries

8770 of Kad Ghotáxi-nrom's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 596 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Ghotáxi-nrom is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a halbard of Summoning, an a halbard imbued with notable amounts of Summoning energies was created in Kad Ghotaho-ghkent by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History