Town: Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort
Example Gnollish architecture.
StateCochian City-state
ProvenceSlïrddáms Principality
RegionMo̠l-ntet Holt
Founded1012
Community LeaderLord Uhleish vyim Roxlendirdirn vyim Glə˞tunk
Area5 km2 (2 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp4°C (39°F)
Average Elevation2622 m (8602 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation225 cm/y (88 in/y)
Population1238
Population Density247 people per km2 (619 people per mi2)
Town AuraCharm
Naming
Native nameMäpt Ghotaho-ftort
Pronunciation/ulk/ /ftort/
Direct Translation[excellent; fantastic; wonderful; fabulous; terrific; superb; amazing] [demise]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort (/ulk/ /ftort/ [excellent; fantastic; wonderful; fabulous; terrific; superb; amazing] [demise]) is a temperate Town located in the Slïrddáms Principality of the Cochian City-state.

The name Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort was founded by Uhleish vyim Roxlendirdirn, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort has a yearly average temperature of 4°C (39°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 6°C (42°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 3°C (37°F). Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort receives an average of 225 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 2622 m (8602 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort was founded durring the early 11th century, by Uhleish vyim Roxlendirdirn. The establishment of Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort's construction back out of the project. Uhleish vyim Roxlendirdirn pushed on reguardles, and Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort is no diffrent. The town'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.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort is was constructed arround several broad flagstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The town's would-be-castle fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort 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.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort 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.

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

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort 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.

Cultural Notes

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort.

The Baccae near Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort are known to be quite timid.

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 2
  • Farmers: 3
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 4
  • Milk Maids: 3
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 3
  • Shepherds: 3
    • Farmland: 5001 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 309
    • Poultry: 3714
    • Swine: 247
    • Sheep: 12
    • Goats: 2
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 123

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 2
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 4
  • Carpenters: 4
  • Clothmakers: 3
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 3
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Copyists: 1
  • Cutlers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 3
  • Farrier: 7
  • Glassworkers: 4
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Harness-Makers: 1
  • Hatters: 2
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 3
  • Locksmiths: 1
  • Matchstick makers: 2
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Roofers: 1
  • Ropemakers: 1
  • Rugmakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 2
  • Scabbardmakers: 3
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Shoemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
  • Tailors: 7
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 3

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 2
  • Butchers: 3
  • Chandlers: 3
  • Chicken Butchers: 3
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 3
  • Fishmongers: 3
  • Potion Sellers: 2
  • Resellers: 4
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 2
  • Wheelwright: 1
  • Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 6
  • Barbers: 5
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 5
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Grooms: 1
  • Hairdressers: 4
  • Healers: 3
  • Housekeepers: 4
  • Housemaids: 5
  • House Stewards: 3
  • Inns: 1
  • Laundry maids: 2
  • Maidservants: 4
  • Nursery Maids: 2
  • Pastrycooks: 4
  • Restaurateur: 4
  • Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Bleachers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 2
  • In-Town Couriers: 2
  • Long Haul Couriers: 2
  • Dockyard Workers: 2
  • Hay Merchants: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 3
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 2
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 1
  • Postmen: 2
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 3
  • Tosher: 1
  • Warehousemen: 4
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 2
  • Dentists: 1
  • Educators: 3
  • Engineers: 1
  • Gardeners: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 1
  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 2
  • Landlords: 2
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 2
  • Militia Officers: 11
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 5
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 2
  • Spiritualist: 2
  • Storytellers: 4
  • Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 3
  • Comfort Services: 4
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 4
  • Potters: 2
  • Preserve Makers: 3
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 6
  • Spinners: 3
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 3

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 2
  • Dancers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Inlayers: 1
  • Musicians: 3
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Sculptors, Art: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 4
  • Writers: 4

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 3
  • Canners: 3
  • Cheesmakers: 3
  • Millers: 2
  • Picklers: 2
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

376 of Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

763 of Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 99 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

POI

History

Mäpt Ghotaho-ftort is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

The the a longspear of Truename Magic, an a longspear imbued with great amounts of Truename Magic energies was created near Mäpt ärv-defto by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History