Kad Vïtá-máfhi

Kad Vïtá-máfhi (/xlams/ /mə˞fˈhi/ [counter (flat; elevated surface)] [veil]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Zäntnräw Principality of the Konei.

The name Kad Vïtá-máfhi is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Vïtá-máfhi was founded by Hylgith, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Vïtá-máfhi has a yearly average temperature of 0°C (32°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 9°C (48°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -9°C (16°F). Kad Vïtá-máfhi receives an average of 201 cm/y (79 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Vïtá-máfhi covers an area of nearly 188 km² (75 mi²), and an average elevation of 2456 m (8057 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Vïtá-máfhi was founded durring the early 16th century in spring of the year 1542, by Hylgith. The establishment of Kad Vïtá-máfhi was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kad Vïtá-máfhi's construction back out of the project. Hylgith pushed on reguardles, and Kad Vïtá-máfhi was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kad Vïtá-máfhi was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Vïtá-máfhi is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Kad Vïtá-máfhi is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive packed earth streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block 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.. Unfortuantly, these perhapse unnessisarily well built defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Kad Vïtá-máfhi 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. This wealth has brought the city nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the city, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Vïtá-máfhi has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Kad Vïtá-máfhi 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 Vïtá-máfhi's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

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

Kad Vïtá-máfhi 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 Vïtá-máfhi 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 Vïtá-máfhi's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Vïtá-máfhi 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 Vïtá-máfhi 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 Vïtá-máfhi 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 Vïtá-máfhi 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 Vïtá-máfhi's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

In Kad Vïtá-máfhi rainbows form quite often above the Large City.

The Giant hissing cockroach near Kad Vïtá-máfhi are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kad Vïtá-máfhi's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Charm energies of tier 3 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 Vïtá-máfhi Census Data: Year 2000

17106 of Kad Vïtá-máfhi's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 923 work in Agriculture
• 3885 work as Craftsmen
• 1359 work as Merchants
• 2549 work as Service Workers
• 1736 work as General Laborers
• 694 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2572 work as Civil Servants
• 1553 work in Cottage Industries
• 946 work as Artists
• 889 work in Produce Industries

25930 of Kad Vïtá-máfhi's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1793 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Vïtá-máfhi is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Due to a magical anomaly, Kad Vïtá-máfhi is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . was immortalized in song for this deed.

History