Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner (/nɛl/ /ˈgaldhi̽q˔/ [bad] [turtle]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qujusukoga Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner was founded by Onvuc Unzabu, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 5°C (41°F). Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner receives an average of 142 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 8838 m (-13953 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1157, by Onvuc Unzabu. The establishment of Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner 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.

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner is no diffrent. The town'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.

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt paverstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's cost-cutting-focused defences has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner.

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner 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.

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner 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.

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

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner 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

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner.

The Giant cockroach near Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Necromancy energies of tier 2 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.

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner Census Data: Year 2000

314 of Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 70 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 48 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

643 of Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 83 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner was attacked by savage onis living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner lost 164 people, 171 livestock, and 20 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 56, when members of Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's militia enacted an operation to train a specific solgiers group for an upcoming operation. The operation was complicated by the officer in charge of Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's forces was incompetent, and issue many foolish and-or unprofessional orders. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in defeat for Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Nël Galdhi̽qüe Ner's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History