Ned Wǟki Hadfow

Ned Wǟki Hadfow (/ned/ /ˈwaːki/ [anxious] [sewage]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Skruvnōk Moot of the Rosid.

The name Ned Wǟki Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ned Wǟki Hadfow was founded by Seletela, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Ned Wǟki Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 6°C (42°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 18°C (64°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -5°C (23°F). Ned Wǟki Hadfow receives an average of 283 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ned Wǟki Hadfow covers an area of nearly 67 km² (26 mi²), and an average elevation of 1670 m (5479 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ned Wǟki Hadfow was founded durring the late 11th century, by Seletela. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Seletela.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ned Wǟki Hadfow is no diffrent. The city'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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow is is constructed arround a series of broad cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Ned Wǟki Hadfow weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The city's budget focused millitary grade 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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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 Ned Wǟki Hadfow ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Ned Wǟki Hadfow is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to have homes. One cannot help but wonder what Ned Wǟki Hadfow was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

Ned Wǟki Hadfow possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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 Ned Wǟki Hadfow. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ned Wǟki Hadfow's parks.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ned Wǟki Hadfow.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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.

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

Ned Wǟki Hadfow has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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. Ned Wǟki Hadfow's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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 Ned Wǟki Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

The Rabbit near Ned Wǟki Hadfow are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Ned Wǟki Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

5971 of Ned Wǟki Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 363 work in Agriculture
• 1311 work as Craftsmen
• 476 work as Merchants
• 892 work as Service Workers
• 617 work as General Laborers
• 236 work as Skilled Laborers
• 900 work as Civil Servants
• 529 work in Cottage Industries
• 328 work as Artists
• 319 work in Produce Industries

9331 of Ned Wǟki Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 637 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ned Wǟki Hadfow 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 the Kami ended a drought plaguing Ned Wǟki Hadfow. One of Ned Wǟki Hadfow's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History