Kad Lärp-iyusturdu

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu (/læ̝rp/ /iˈjusturˌdu/ [aroused (sexually)] [permission]) is a temperate Large City located in the Wápkunju Principality of the Konei.

The name Kad Lärp-iyusturdu is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Lärp-iyusturdu was founded by Vris, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu has a yearly average temperature of 0°C (32°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -24°C (-11°F). Kad Lärp-iyusturdu receives an average of 204 cm/y (80 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Lärp-iyusturdu covers an area of nearly 63 km² (25 mi²), and an average elevation of 5606 m (18392 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1556, by Vris. The establishment of Kad Lärp-iyusturdu was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Vris electing to pay people to resettle in Kad Lärp-iyusturdu.

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Lärp-iyusturdu 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 Lärp-iyusturdu is is constructed arround a series of premissive baked earthen mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. 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.. The city's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Kad Lärp-iyusturdu 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu 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 Lärp-iyusturdu's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

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

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu 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 Lärp-iyusturdu 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 Lärp-iyusturdu's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu 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 Lärp-iyusturdu 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 Lärp-iyusturdu 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Kad Lärp-iyusturdu they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Kad Lärp-iyusturdu there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Cobra Flower near Kad Lärp-iyusturdu are known to be quite timid.

Kad Lärp-iyusturdu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Necromancy energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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 Lärp-iyusturdu Census Data: Year 2000

5609 of Kad Lärp-iyusturdu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 297 work in Agriculture
• 1215 work as Craftsmen
• 447 work as Merchants
• 881 work as Service Workers
• 574 work as General Laborers
• 226 work as Skilled Laborers
• 876 work as Civil Servants
• 501 work in Cottage Industries
• 302 work as Artists
• 290 work in Produce Industries

8658 of Kad Lärp-iyusturdu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 594 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Kad Lärp-iyusturdu. One of Kad Lärp-iyusturdu's festivals remembers the hero.

History