Town: Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg
Example Gnollish architecture.
StateUnited Kingdom of Undermountain
ProvenceZugsēftä Kingdom
Sub ProvenceFoxthfay Dutchy
RegionVisa Chyàgo Brush
Founded986
Community LeaderJarl Grëd vyim Fɪgsenyi
Area5 km2 (2 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp19°C (66°F)
Average Elevation2126 m (6975 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation282 cm/y (111 in/y)
Population1282
Population Density256 people per km2 (641 people per mi2)
Town AuraInvocation
Naming
Native nameMäpt Ngávoti-iäg
Pronunciation/mond/ /ʤɑg/
Direct Translation[serial] [sketch]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg (/mond/ /ʤɑg/ [serial] [sketch]) is a subtropical Town located in Foxthfay Dutchy, Zugsēftä Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg was founded by Glelëd vyim Glə˞nyi, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 2126 m (6975 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg was founded durring the late 11th century, by Glelëd vyim Glə˞nyi. The establishment of Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg 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.

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg 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 Ngávoti-iäg is buildings are built arround a single narrow canals mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications 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 town.

A look arround Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg's garrison 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 Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Worg near Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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: 4
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 4
  • Milk Maids: 3
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 3
  • Shepherds: 3
    • Farmland: 5153 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 320
    • Poultry: 3846
    • Swine: 256
    • Sheep: 12
    • Goats: 2
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 128

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 2
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 4
  • Carpenters: 3
  • 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: 2
  • Roofers: 1
  • Ropemakers: 1
  • Rugmakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 2
  • Scabbardmakers: 3
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Shoemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
  • Tailors: 7
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 3
  • Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 3
  • Chandlers: 3
  • Chicken Butchers: 3
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 3
  • Fishmongers: 3
  • Potion Sellers: 2
  • Resellers: 5
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 2
  • Wheelwright: 2
  • Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 6
  • Barbers: 6
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 5
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Grooms: 1
  • Hairdressers: 4
  • Healers: 3
  • Housekeepers: 3
  • Housemaids: 7
  • House Stewards: 3
  • Inns: 1
  • Laundry maids: 2
  • Maidservants: 4
  • Nursery Maids: 2
  • Pastrycooks: 4
  • Restaurateur: 4
  • Tavern Keepers: 5

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Bleachers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 2
  • In-Town Couriers: 3
  • Long Haul Couriers: 2
  • Dockyard Workers: 2
  • Hay Merchants: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 3
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 3
  • 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: 3
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 2
  • Landlords: 2
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 2
  • Militia Officers: 9
  • Monks, Monastic: 4
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 3
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 5
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 2
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 2
  • Storytellers: 4
  • Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 3
  • Comfort Services: 4
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 4
  • Needleworkers: 4
  • Potters: 2
  • Preserve Makers: 3
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 7
  • Spinners: 3
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 3

Artists

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

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 4
  • Canners: 3
  • Cheesmakers: 4
  • Millers: 2
  • Picklers: 2
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

389 of Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

855 of Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 38 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

The the a bedroll of Chronomancy, an a bedroll imbued with potent amounts of Chronomancy energies was created near Mäpt Ngávoti-iäg by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History