Kad Irr-yánw

Kad Irr-yánw (/irr/ /jə˞nw/ [fire] [rake; fork]) is a temperate Large City located in the Áärvconks Principality of the Shayeli.

The name Kad Irr-yánw is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Irr-yánw was founded by Gîd, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Irr-yánw has a yearly average temperature of 3°C (37°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a freezing -1°C (31°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Kad Irr-yánw receives an average of 210 cm/y (82 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the long winter months. Kad Irr-yánw covers an area of nearly 67 km² (26 mi²), and an average elevation of 1854 m (6082 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Irr-yánw was founded durring the late 15th century in spring of the year 1460, by Gîd. The establishment of Kad Irr-yánw was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kad Irr-yánw's construction back out of the project. Gîd pushed on reguardles, and Kad Irr-yánw was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kad Irr-yánw was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Irr-yánw 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 Irr-yánw is was constructed arround several narrow paverstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Kad Irr-yánw, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The Relic of the World That Was have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Kad Irr-yánw gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Kad Irr-yánw acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Irr-yánw has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Kad Irr-yánw 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 Irr-yánw's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Kad Irr-yánw 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.

Kad Irr-yánw 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 Irr-yánw's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Irr-yánw 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 Irr-yánw 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 Irr-yánw 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

Kad Irr-yánw's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Kad Irr-yánw.

The Mud Elemental, Small near Kad Irr-yánw are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kad Irr-yánw's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via chanting.

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 Irr-yánw Census Data: Year 2000

6022 of Kad Irr-yánw's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 347 work in Agriculture
• 1349 work as Craftsmen
• 501 work as Merchants
• 924 work as Service Workers
• 616 work as General Laborers
• 239 work as Skilled Laborers
• 901 work as Civil Servants
• 497 work in Cottage Industries
• 326 work as Artists
• 322 work in Produce Industries

9651 of Kad Irr-yánw's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 319 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Kad Irr-yánw is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Kad Irr-yánw was attacked by a renegade group of the army. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kad Irr-yánw lost 129 people, 283 livestock, and 53 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 122, when members of Kad Irr-yánw's militia enacted an operation to deliver supplies to a specific group of civilians. The operation was complicated by the army being put into a position where they could only choose between two terrible options. The conflict ended with the defense of the research site against a siege, which ended in a stalemate for Kad Irr-yánw's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kad Irr-yánw's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History