Mäpt Trērg-prajk

Mäpt Trērg-prajk (/træ̝rg/ /prajk/ [dark] [surf]) is a temperate Town located in the Whïzdisg Principality of the City-state of Yastas.

The name Mäpt Trērg-prajk is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Trērg-prajk was founded by Sarcotor vyim Yuvnoirdirn, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Trērg-prajk has a yearly average temperature of 1°C (33°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -22°C (-7°F). Mäpt Trērg-prajk receives an average of 106 cm/y (41 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt Trērg-prajk covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6090 m (19980 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Trērg-prajk was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1306, by Sarcotor vyim Yuvnoirdirn. The establishment of Mäpt Trērg-prajk was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Sarcotor vyim Yuvnoirdirn electing to pay people to resettle in Mäpt Trērg-prajk.

Mäpt Trērg-prajk was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Trērg-prajk is no diffrent. The town'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.

Mäpt Trērg-prajk is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of restrictive split-log ties streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Mäpt Trērg-prajk's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The town's top tier civilian 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 quick look in any direction shows Mäpt Trērg-prajk is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live.

Civic Infrastructure

Mäpt Trērg-prajk 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 Mäpt Trērg-prajk. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Mäpt Trērg-prajk's parks.

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

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

Mäpt Trērg-prajk 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 Town. Mäpt Trērg-prajk's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Mäpt Trērg-prajk's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Mäpt Trērg-prajk 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 Mäpt Trērg-prajk's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mäpt Trērg-prajk 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.

Mäpt Trērg-prajk 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

Mäpt Trērg-prajk's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Mäpt Trērg-prajk grains of dust blow into perfectly neat rows.

The Udaeus near Mäpt Trērg-prajk are known to be quite timid.

Mäpt Trērg-prajk's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 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.

Mäpt Trērg-prajk Census Data: Year 2000

420 of Mäpt Trērg-prajk's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 70 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

834 of Mäpt Trērg-prajk's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 79 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Mäpt Trērg-prajk for years. Mäpt Trērg-prajk created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History