Kad Ipäpo-mēza

Kad Ipäpo-mēza (/al/ /mæ̝ˈza/ [only] [cellar]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Gïtarejé Principality of the Nasdi.

The name Kad Ipäpo-mēza is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Ipäpo-mēza was founded by Shadda, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Ipäpo-mēza has a yearly average temperature of -2°C (29°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -26°C (-14°F). Kad Ipäpo-mēza receives an average of 251 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Ipäpo-mēza covers an area of nearly 132 km² (52 mi²), and an average elevation of 3832 m (12572 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Ipäpo-mēza was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1197, by Shadda. The establishment of Kad Ipäpo-mēza 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 Ipäpo-mēza was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Ipäpo-mēza is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Kad Ipäpo-mēza is buildings are arranged within a network of crampt packed earth streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The city's failry decent fortifications 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Kad Ipäpo-mēza, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all preforming the same rituals to bless and anoint building,s streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holysymbols is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This city certainly loves its god.

Civic Infrastructure

Kad Ipäpo-mēza possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

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

Kad Ipäpo-mēza has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Kad Ipäpo-mēza 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 Ipäpo-mēza's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

Kad Ipäpo-mēza has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Kad Ipäpo-mēza 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 Ipäpo-mēza's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Ipäpo-mēza 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 Ipäpo-mēza 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 Ipäpo-mēza 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

One or more crime bosses have a powerful influence within Kad Ipäpo-mēza. They may control crime within the community itself, or they may use it simply as a safe haven from which to direct their minions elsewhere. Local law enforcement may know all about them, but lack the strength to confront them and their paid or intimidated henchmen.

Kad Ipäpo-mēza's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Kad Ipäpo-mēza.

The Yothga near Kad Ipäpo-mēza are known to be quite timid.

Kad Ipäpo-mēza's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves line dance to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 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.

Kad Ipäpo-mēza Census Data: Year 2000

11898 of Kad Ipäpo-mēza's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 638 work in Agriculture
• 2697 work as Craftsmen
• 946 work as Merchants
• 1806 work as Service Workers
• 1212 work as General Laborers
• 499 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1727 work as Civil Servants
• 1062 work in Cottage Industries
• 655 work as Artists
• 656 work in Produce Industries

17218 of Kad Ipäpo-mēza's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2191 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Ipäpo-mēza is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

The the a padded cloth hauberk of Truename Magic, an a padded cloth hauberk imbued with notable amounts of Truename Magic energies was created in Kad Ipä-zmuw by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History