Kad Sága-truski

Kad Sága-truski (/sdarˈso/ /trusˈki/ [elegant] [number]) is a temperate Small City located in the Drarkpruti Principality of the Acoli.

The name Kad Sága-truski is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Sága-truski was founded by Isia, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Sága-truski has a yearly average temperature of 5°C (41°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -14°C (7°F). Kad Sága-truski receives an average of 264 cm/y (103 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the long winter months. Kad Sága-truski covers an area of nearly 17 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 3738 m (12263 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Sága-truski was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1490, by Isia. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Isia.

Kad Sága-truski was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Sága-truski 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 Sága-truski is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive gravel 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 sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The city's would-be-castle 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.

A look around Kad Sága-truski shows Kad Sága-truski is little more than a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Kad Sága-truski 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 Sága-truski's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Sága-truski 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 Sága-truski 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 Sága-truski 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

The locals have cut a deal with some unspeakable entity, trading some form of tribute (benign of horrific) in exchange for the being’s forbearance or assistance. Outsiders may be ignorant of the bargain, or they may know that the community is in thrall but be too fearful of its master to take action against them. The creature likely serves as a protector as well as a tyrant, so the locals may be content with the deal even if it doesn’t offer any further inducement or aid.

Kad Sága-truski's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

In Kad Sága-truski birds speak prophesy.

The Spider, Ogre (Huge) near Kad Sága-truski are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kad Sága-truski's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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 Sága-truski Census Data: Year 2000

1505 of Kad Sága-truski's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 82 work in Agriculture
• 334 work as Craftsmen
• 115 work as Merchants
• 228 work as Service Workers
• 156 work as General Laborers
• 60 work as Skilled Laborers
• 243 work as Civil Servants
• 132 work in Cottage Industries
• 78 work as Artists
• 77 work in Produce Industries

2475 of Kad Sága-truski's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 165 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Kad Sága-truski's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Kad Sága-truski. One of Kad Sága-truski's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History