Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk (/vɪˈjə˞/ /ʤɪnk/ [reverse] [series]) is a temperate Town located in the Temryont Principality of the City-state of Soheque.

The name Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk was founded by Brêpîga vyim Roxlendrusg, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk has a yearly average temperature of 3°C (37°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 10°C (50°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -3°C (27°F). Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk receives an average of 211 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2624 m (8608 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1271, by Brêpîga vyim Roxlendrusg. The establishment of Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk's construction back out of the project. Brêpîga vyim Roxlendrusg pushed on reguardles, and Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk is buildings have been located at convienant points along the mountain Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the broad cobblestone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. 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 Vïyá-jïnk'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.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk 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 Vïyá-jïnk 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 Vïyá-jïnk 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.

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

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

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk 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

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk 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 Thorn Dog near Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Enchantment energies of tier 3 via throat singing.

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 Vïyá-jïnk Census Data: Year 2000

370 of Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

746 of Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 84 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century several years of heavy rains culminated in a peculiar disaster. A great hole opened up beneath Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk, swallowing large sections of the community. Mäpt Vïyá-jïnk lost 230 people, 205 livestock, and 28 buildings in the disaster. This disaster is often refereed to as The Anguish Swallowing.

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