Kad Uwomup-grow

Kad Uwomup-grow (/uˈwomup/ /grow/ [wise] [shelf; rack; ledge; counter (flat; elevated surface)]) is a subtropical City located in the Xläghkulk Principality of the Koiapi.

The name Kad Uwomup-grow is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Uwomup-grow was founded by Veszo, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Uwomup-grow has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a freezing -2°C (29°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Kad Uwomup-grow receives an average of 224 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Uwomup-grow covers an area of nearly 23 km² (9 mi²), and an average elevation of 828 m (2716 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Uwomup-grow was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1281, by Veszo. The establishment of Kad Uwomup-grow was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Veszo electing to pay people to resettle in Kad Uwomup-grow.

Kad Uwomup-grow was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Uwomup-grow 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 Uwomup-grow is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious gravel streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Kad Uwomup-grow's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The city's unusual though effective defenses 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.

Kad Uwomup-grow is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Kad Uwomup-grow possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Kad Uwomup-grow 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 Uwomup-grow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Uwomup-grow 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 Uwomup-grow 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 Uwomup-grow 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 Uwomup-grow has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Kad Uwomup-grow's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Kad Uwomup-grow snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Slithering Pit near Kad Uwomup-grow are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kad Uwomup-grow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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 Uwomup-grow Census Data: Year 2000

2065 of Kad Uwomup-grow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 120 work in Agriculture
• 455 work as Craftsmen
• 161 work as Merchants
• 319 work as Service Workers
• 216 work as General Laborers
• 83 work as Skilled Laborers
• 298 work as Civil Servants
• 185 work in Cottage Industries
• 118 work as Artists
• 110 work in Produce Industries

3192 of Kad Uwomup-grow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 457 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Uwomup-grow is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

The the a suit of Banded mail of Chronomancy, an a suit of Banded mail imbued with notable amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Kad Uwomup-grow by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History