Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm (Kstopsv /ˈvɛvdə/ [beetle] [vehicle]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Zåkräf Region of the Tetburland.

The name Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm was founded by Dastrohilde, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm receives an average of 209 cm/y (82 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm covers an area of nearly 133 km² (53 mi²), and an average elevation of 3854 m (12644 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1486, by Dastrohilde. The establishment of Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive gravel streets which form hexical 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 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. Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm'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. The city's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

Right off the bat Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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. Precisely how it has gained its wealth is a mystery. Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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 Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm's parks.

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

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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.

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

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

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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.

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

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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. Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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 Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm 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

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm all of the cats speak the local language with prefect diction.

The Mud Elemental, Large near Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves ritual combat to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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.

Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

11782 of Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 607 work in Agriculture
• 2678 work as Craftsmen
• 977 work as Merchants
• 1800 work as Service Workers
• 1198 work as General Laborers
• 479 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1733 work as Civil Servants
• 1053 work in Cottage Industries
• 642 work as Artists
• 615 work in Produce Industries

17023 of Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2504 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

The the a scythe of Necromancy, an a scythe imbued with great amounts of Necromancy energies was created near Kstopsvvèvdà Gíhm by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History