Kad Ïnv-lok

Kad Ïnv-lok (/ɪnv/ /lok/ [purple] [bank (river)]) is a subtropical City located in the Ghotimunrī̄k Principality of the Kaigi.

The name Kad Ïnv-lok is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Ïnv-lok was founded by Druiznies, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Ïnv-lok has a yearly average temperature of 1°C (33°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 1°C (33°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Kad Ïnv-lok receives an average of 221 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Ïnv-lok covers an area of nearly 27 km² (10 mi²), and an average elevation of 1968 m (6456 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Ïnv-lok was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1191, by Druiznies. The establishment of Kad Ïnv-lok was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Druiznies electing to pay people to resettle in Kad Ïnv-lok.

Kad Ïnv-lok was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Ïnv-lok is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Kad Ïnv-lok is buildings folow an organic layout of crampt cobblestone streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. 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. Kad Ïnv-lok'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.

Right off the bat Kad Ïnv-lok hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Kad Ïnv-lok 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 City. Kad Ïnv-lok's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Kad Ïnv-lok's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Kad Ïnv-lok 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 Ïnv-lok's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Ïnv-lok 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 Ïnv-lok 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 Ïnv-lok 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 Ïnv-lok's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Kad Ïnv-lok all of the cats speak the local language with prefect diction.

The Devil Dog near Kad Ïnv-lok are known to be quite timid.

Kad Ïnv-lok's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Enchantment 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 Ïnv-lok Census Data: Year 2000

2356 of Kad Ïnv-lok's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 133 work in Agriculture
• 533 work as Craftsmen
• 186 work as Merchants
• 364 work as Service Workers
• 239 work as General Laborers
• 91 work as Skilled Laborers
• 332 work as Civil Servants
• 216 work in Cottage Industries
• 130 work as Artists
• 132 work in Produce Industries

3871 of Kad Ïnv-lok's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 192 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Ïnv-lok is a major trade hub, connecting several important cities or resource production areas. It’s probably at an important river juncture, ancient crossroads, or occupying the only safe path through some perilous wilderness. Its position may be important enough that it can survive on trade alone, despite being unable to feed itself with the surrounding land. Such hubs are usually heavily garrisoned by the lord who profits from their tariffs and taxes.

Kad Ïnv-lok is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century was struck by a great wind storm. A great funnel cloud itself touched down in Kad Ïnv-lok, bringing twisting winds which killed 136 people, 130 livestock, and 25 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is generally remembered as the Howling Winds of Horror.

History