The name Mdouag Thiv Noy is derived from the Sylvin language, as Mdouag Thiv Noy was founded by H́i̊th, who was culturaly Rosid.
Climate
Mdouag Thiv Noy has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -9°C (16°F). Mdouag Thiv Noy receives an average of 172 cm/y (67 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mdouag Thiv Noy covers an area of nearly 283 km2 (113 mi2), and an average elevation of 4372 m (14343 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Mdouag Thiv Noy was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1345, by H́i̊th. The establishment of Mdouag Thiv Noy was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Mdouag Thiv Noy's construction back out of the project. H́i̊th pushed on reguardles, and Mdouag Thiv Noy was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.
Mdouag Thiv Noy was built using the conventions of Rosid durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mdouag Thiv Noy is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.
Mdouag Thiv Noy is is constructed arround a series of crampt packed earth mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Mdouag Thiv Noy's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The city's unusual though effective defenses are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Mdouag Thiv Noy ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. On top of this is an unmistakable feeling that Mdouag Thiv Noy is in this condition because there is something terribly wrong with the city. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine which makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Mdouag Thiv Noy long.
Civic Infrastructure
Mdouag Thiv Noy possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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 Mdouag Thiv Noy. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Mdouag Thiv Noy's parks.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Mdouag Thiv Noy.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Mdouag Thiv Noy's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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 Large City. Mdouag Thiv Noy's grid is powered by mana accumulators.
Mdouag Thiv Noy's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.
Mdouag Thiv Noy has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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 Mdouag Thiv Noy's natural decorations nor waterways.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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.
Mdouag Thiv Noy 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.
Mdouag Thiv Noy is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.
Cultural Notes
Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Mdouag Thiv Noy they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.
Mdouag Thiv Noy's garrison 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 Mdouag Thiv Noy hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.
The Magmin near Mdouag Thiv Noy are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.
Mdouag Thiv Noy's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.
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: 122
Farmers: 186
Farm Laborer: 352
Hunters: 223
Milk Maids: 181
Ranchers: 87
Ranch Hands: 178
Shepherds: 167
Farmland: 270619 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 16746
Poultry: 200955
Swine: 13397
Sheep: 669
Goats: 133
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 6698
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 136
Blacksmiths: 159
Bookbinders: 85
Buckle-makers: 89
Cabinetmakers: 163
Candlemakers: 267
Carpenters: 219
Clothmakers: 191
Coach and Harness Makers: 71
Coopers: 176
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 92
Copyists: 64
Cutlers: 55
Fabricworkers: 145
Farrier: 343
Furriers: 44
Glassworkers: 209
Gunsmiths: 150
Harness-Makers: 62
Hatters: 130
Hosiery Workers: 48
Jewelers: 76
Leatherwrights: 167
Locksmiths: 69
Matchstick makers: 103
Musical Instrument Makers: 103
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 85
Paper Workers: 95
Plasterers: 85
Pursemakers: 115
Roofers: 72
Ropemakers: 66
Rugmakers: 63
Saddlers: 139
Scabbardmakers: 144
Scalemakers: 72
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 43
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 66
Shoemakers: 62
Soap and Tallow Workers: 212
Tailors: 405
Tanners: 83
Upholsterers: 97
Watchmakers: 89
Weavers: 209
Whitesmiths: 53
Merchants
Adventuring Goods Retellers: 46
Arcana Sellers: 45
Beer-Sellers: 93
Booksellers: 104
Butchers: 167
Chandlers: 171
Chicken Butchers: 169
Entrepreneurs: 70
Fine Clothiers: 152
Fishmongers: 171
Florists: 41
Potion Sellers: 117
Resellers: 248
Spice Merchants: 90
Wine-sellers: 139
Wheelwright: 103
Woodsellers: 65
Service workers
Bakers: 279
Barbers: 297
Coachmen: 99
Cooks: 291
Doctors: 144
Gamekeepers: 108
Grooms: 57
Hairdressers: 216
Healers: 173
Housekeepers: 223
Housemaids: 304
House Stewards: 186
Inns: 62
Laundry maids: 124
Maidservants: 248
Nursery Maids: 126
Pastrycooks: 216
Restaurateur: 279
Tavern Keepers: 267
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 93
Bleachers: 59
Chemical Workers: 37
Coal Heavers: 142
In-Town Couriers: 152
Long Haul Couriers: 163
Dockyard Workers: 136
Gas Workers: 33
Hay Merchants: 56
Leech Collectors: 178
Millers: 145
Miners: 155
Oilmen and Polishers: 104
Postmen: 145
Pure Finder: 88
Skinners: 197
Sugar Refiners: 39
Tosher: 108
Warehousemen: 239
Watercarriers: 161
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 209
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 85
Alchemist: 100
Clerk: 142
Dentists: 66
Educators: 188
Engineers: 95
Gardeners: 66
Mages: 49
Plumbers: 71
Pharmacist: 80
Professors: 28
Scientists: 49
Wizards: 29
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 65
Bankers: 99
Civil Clerks: 155
Civic Iudex: 73
Consultants: 44
Exorcist: 142
Fixers: 78
Kami Clerk: 122
Landlords: 125
Lawyers: 82
Legend Keepers: 111
Militia Officers: 372
Monks, Monastic: 209
Monks, Civic: 216
Historian, Oral: 159
Historian, Textual: 79
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 155
Priests: 291
Rangers: 90
Rat Catchers: 100
Scholars: 111
Spiritualist: 115
Slayers: 37
Storytellers: 243
Military Officers: 239
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 191
Comfort Services: 239
Enchanters: 76
Herbalists: 76
Jaminators: 223
Needleworkers: 230
Potters: 113
Preserve Makers: 197
Quilters: 99
Seamsters: 372
Spinners: 202
Tinker: 77
Weaver: 186
Artists
Actors: 69
Architects: 26
Bards: 109
Costumers: 40
Dancers: 79
Drafters: 44
Engravers: 54
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 33
Glaziers: 72
Inlayers: 63
Musicians: 216
Painters, Art: 34
Playwrights: 71
Sculptors, Art: 58
Wood Carvers: 209
Writers: 239
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 216
Canners: 191
Cheesmakers: 209
Ice Merchants: 29
Millers: 126
Picklers: 126
Smokers: 83
Stockmakers: 74
Tobacconists: 111
Tallowmakers: 167
24963 of Mdouag Thiv Noy's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
1374 work in Agriculture
5671 work as Craftsmen
1991 work as Merchants
3699 work as Service Workers
2639 work as General Laborers
1048 work as Skilled Laborers
3512 work as Civil Servants
2281 work in Cottage Industries
1416 work as Artists
1332 work in Produce Industries
40683 of Mdouag Thiv Noy's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1339 (2%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Mdouag Thiv Noy's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Mdouag Thiv Noy suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.
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History
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Mdouag Thiv Noy was attacked by a renegade group of the army. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Mdouag Thiv Noy lost 151 people, 382 livestock, and 20 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 108, when members of Mdouag Thiv Noy's militia enacted an operation to deliver supplies to a specific research site. The operation was complicated by the enemy setting up an ambush. The conflict ended with the defense of the research site against a siege, which ended in victory for Mdouag Thiv Noy's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Mdouag Thiv Noy's bards, historians, and legend keepers.