Mäpt Uhotávo-nal

Mäpt Uhotávo-nal (/iˈri/ /nal/ [logical] [lightning]) is a temperate Village located in the Glikérád Principality of the Saborrian City-state.

The name Mäpt Uhotávo-nal is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Uhotávo-nal was founded by Trgëmë vyim Rovuldtems, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Uhotávo-nal has a yearly average temperature of 1°C (33°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -24°C (-11°F). Mäpt Uhotávo-nal receives an average of 272 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt Uhotávo-nal covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2182 m (7158 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Uhotávo-nal was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1306, by Trgëmë vyim Rovuldtems. The establishment of Mäpt Uhotávo-nal 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 Uhotávo-nal was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Uhotávo-nal is no diffrent. The village'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 Uhotávo-nal is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious canals streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The village posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The failry decent fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A quick look in any direction shows Mäpt Uhotávo-nal 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 village live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Mäpt Uhotávo-nal 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.

Mäpt Uhotávo-nal 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 Uhotávo-nal 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 Uhotávo-nal's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Mäpt Uhotávo-nal's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Mäpt Uhotávo-nal there is no wind.

The Bramblelash near Mäpt Uhotávo-nal are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Mäpt Uhotávo-nal's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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 Uhotávo-nal Census Data: Year 2000

213 of Mäpt Uhotávo-nal's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 17 work in Agriculture
• 45 work as Craftsmen
• 18 work as Merchants
• 37 work as Service Workers
• 20 work as General Laborers
• 6 work as Skilled Laborers
• 30 work as Civil Servants
• 21 work in Cottage Industries
• 8 work as Artists
• 11 work in Produce Industries

569 of Mäpt Uhotávo-nal's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 15 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Mäpt Uhotávo-nal's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century an up-welling of water from beneath the earth caused Waterway Tyna to surge and overflow its banks. The resulting flood was isolated to the area around Mäpt Uhotávo-nal, which was swallowed by the waters for several days. Mäpt Uhotávo-nal lost 146 people, 378 livestock, and 24 buildings in the disaster. The disaster is remembered as the Horror Drownings.

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