Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah (/ˌlebepˈvii/ /wɪgˈfæah/ [central] [health]) is a subtropical Large City located in Zk-57tzosgi Zone, Jĭìlkìwvǐ District, within the Alveria.

The name Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah is derived from the Goblin language, as Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah was founded by Jf-32g 'Yo-Yo', who was culturaly KLEO.

Climate

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah receives an average of 284 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah covers an area of nearly 195 km² (78 mi²), and an average elevation of 4058 m (13313 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1273, by Jf-32g 'Yo-Yo'. 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 Jf-32g 'Yo-Yo'.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah was built using the conventions of KLEO durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah is is constructed arround a series of broad cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The city's budget focused millitary grade 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the city. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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 Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's parks.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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. Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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 Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Howler near Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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.

Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah Census Data: Year 2000

17672 of Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1012 work in Agriculture
• 3877 work as Craftsmen
• 1432 work as Merchants
• 2591 work as Service Workers
• 1838 work as General Laborers
• 720 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2700 work as Civil Servants
• 1609 work in Cottage Industries
• 941 work as Artists
• 952 work in Produce Industries

27665 of Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 925 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah lost 269 people, 226 livestock, and 93 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 138, when members of Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's militia enacted an operation to locate a specific general. The operation was complicated by the officer in charge of Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's forces was incompetent, and issue many foolish and-or unprofessional orders. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in a stalemate for Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Lilgap Zi-47j Wǐgfæah's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History