Këk Wǟl Med

Këk Wǟl Med (/kɛk/ /waːl/ [damn] [sample; example; specimen]) is a temperate Large City located in the Gnirilrande Earldom of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Këk Wǟl Med is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Këk Wǟl Med was founded by Brelêd Iardre, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Këk Wǟl Med has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -6°C (22°F). Këk Wǟl Med receives an average of 159 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Këk Wǟl Med covers an area of nearly 532 km² (212 mi²), and an average elevation of 2996 m (9829 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Këk Wǟl Med was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1240, by Brelêd Iardre. The establishment of Këk Wǟl Med suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Këk Wǟl Med which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Këk Wǟl Med was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Këk Wǟl Med is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Këk Wǟl Med is buildings are arranged within a network of spacious carved bedrock 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 sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Këk Wǟl Med's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. Astonishigly, the boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Këk Wǟl Med 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. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

Këk Wǟl Med possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Këk Wǟl Med has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Këk Wǟl Med 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 Këk Wǟl Med. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Këk Wǟl Med's parks.

Këk Wǟl Med has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Këk Wǟl Med.

Këk Wǟl Med 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.

Këk Wǟl Med 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.

Këk Wǟl Med has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Këk Wǟl Med has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Këk Wǟl Med 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.

Këk Wǟl Med 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.

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

Këk Wǟl Med has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Këk Wǟl Med 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. Këk Wǟl Med's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Këk Wǟl Med possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Këk Wǟl Med has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Këk Wǟl Med has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Këk Wǟl Med 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 Këk Wǟl Med's natural decorations nor waterways.

Këk Wǟl Med 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.

Këk Wǟl Med 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.

Këk Wǟl Med 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.

Këk Wǟl Med 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

Këk Wǟl Med's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Këk Wǟl Med there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Ice Elemental, Small near Këk Wǟl Med are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Këk Wǟl Med's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 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.

Këk Wǟl Med Census Data: Year 2000

47104 of Këk Wǟl Med's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2594 work in Agriculture
• 10713 work as Craftsmen
• 3831 work as Merchants
• 7041 work as Service Workers
• 4883 work as General Laborers
• 1958 work as Skilled Laborers
• 6562 work as Civil Servants
• 4149 work in Cottage Industries
• 2650 work as Artists
• 2723 work in Produce Industries

74222 of Këk Wǟl Med's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3752 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Due to a magical anomaly, Këk Wǟl Med is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

The the a short sword of Abjuration, an a short sword imbued with potent amounts of Abjuration energies was created near Kë-ntë Med by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History