Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá (/dert/ /sdə˞/ [past] [tax]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Sluptprond Principality of the Koiapi.

The name Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá was founded by Knelmy, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a freezing 0°C (32°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá receives an average of 254 cm/y (99 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá covers an area of nearly 179 km² (71 mi²), and an average elevation of 4044 m (13267 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá was founded durring the late 15th century in spring of the year 1385, by Knelmy. The establishment of Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Knelmy struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá as a prison colony.

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá 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 Iuwæ̈pi-sdá is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive baked earthen 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 is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. Astonishigly, the perhapse unnessisarily well built defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

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

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

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá 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 Iuwæ̈pi-sdá 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 Iuwæ̈pi-sdá's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá 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 Iuwæ̈pi-sdá 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 Iuwæ̈pi-sdá 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.

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá 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

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá is home to a distinct subculture, who are either the majority here or have the dominant positions in the community. Architecture, local laws, and social customs are all tuned to suit them, and they may not be particularly forgiving or friendly to the major culture of the region. Communities that are not outright independent usually make an arm's-length submission to a local lord.

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá birds speak prophesy.

The Skunk near Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá are known to be quite timid.

Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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 Iuwæ̈pi-sdá Census Data: Year 2000

16064 of Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 873 work in Agriculture
• 3598 work as Craftsmen
• 1301 work as Merchants
• 2405 work as Service Workers
• 1677 work as General Laborers
• 655 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2390 work as Civil Servants
• 1413 work in Cottage Industries
• 910 work as Artists
• 842 work in Produce Industries

25905 of Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 856 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a most peculiar disaster struck Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá, causing great chunks of ice to fall from the sky. Kad Iuwæ̈pi-sdá lost 291 people, 385 livestock, and 35 buildings in the disaster.. The ice rain is generally remembered as the Torment Rain.

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