Noqël Whe Med

Noqël Whe Med (/ˈnoqɛl/ /whe/ [painful] [debt]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Shan Barony of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Noqël Whe Med is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Noqël Whe Med was founded by Helethwen Gegumer, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Noqël Whe Med has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -1°C (31°F). Noqël Whe Med receives an average of 148 cm/y (58 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Noqël Whe Med covers an area of nearly 270 km² (108 mi²), and an average elevation of 4738 m (15544 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Noqël Whe Med was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1353, by Helethwen Gegumer. The establishment of Noqël Whe Med was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Helethwen Gegumer electing to pay people to resettle in Noqël Whe Med.

Noqël Whe Med was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Noqël Whe Med is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Noqël Whe Med is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad paverstone streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 city 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 city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Noqël Whe Med's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Astonishigly, the top tier civilian fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Noqël Whe Med gives the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Noqël Whe Med brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Noqël Whe Med has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Noqël Whe Med 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 Noqël Whe Med. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Noqël Whe Med's parks.

Noqël Whe Med has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Noqël Whe Med.

Noqël Whe Med 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.

Noqël Whe Med 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.

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

Noqël Whe Med has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Noqël Whe Med 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.

Noqël Whe Med 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.

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

Noqël Whe Med has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Noqël Whe Med 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. Noqël Whe Med's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Noqël Whe Med's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Noqël Whe Med has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Noqël Whe Med 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.

Noqël Whe Med 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 Noqël Whe Med's natural decorations nor waterways.

Noqël Whe Med 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.

Noqël Whe Med 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.

Noqël Whe Med 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.

Noqël Whe Med 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

The law within Noqël Whe Med is highly corrupt, or does not apply to certain favored groups or castes. Strangers might be fleeced by local lawmen, evildoers can be absolved by a payment, and powerful gentry do as they please.

Noqël Whe Med's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Noqël Whe Med there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Reindeer near Noqël Whe Med are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Noqël Whe Med's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Noqël Whe Med Census Data: Year 2000

24587 of Noqël Whe Med's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1361 work in Agriculture
• 5636 work as Craftsmen
• 1966 work as Merchants
• 3638 work as Service Workers
• 2440 work as General Laborers
• 1035 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3647 work as Civil Servants
• 2161 work in Cottage Industries
• 1343 work as Artists
• 1360 work in Produce Industries

35040 of Noqël Whe Med's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 4487 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Noqël Whe Med's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Noqël Whe Med experienced an impossibly long, cold, and stormy winter unlike anything seen before. The worst of the disaster struck The storm coated everything in a thick layer of ice and freezing countless animals, plants, and people to death. Noqël Whe Med lost 246 people, and 254 livestock in the disaster.. The disaster is remembered as the Hate Screams, after the sounds of the winds.

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