Nowas Emyǟ Gri

Nowas Emyǟ Gri (/ˈnowas/ /ˈemjaː/ [dirty] [orphan]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ëkkuv Moot of the Rosid.

The name Nowas Emyǟ Gri is derived from the Goblin language, as Nowas Emyǟ Gri was founded by Trèbè, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Nowas Emyǟ Gri has a yearly average temperature of 5°C (41°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -12°C (11°F). Nowas Emyǟ Gri receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Nowas Emyǟ Gri covers an area of nearly 58 km² (23 mi²), and an average elevation of 4742 m (15557 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nowas Emyǟ Gri was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1447, by Trèbè. 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 Trèbè.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nowas Emyǟ Gri is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow baked earthen 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 city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Nowas Emyǟ Gri, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Astonishigly, the Relic of the World That Was are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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 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

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

Nowas Emyǟ Gri has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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 Nowas Emyǟ Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Nowas Emyǟ Gri's parks.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Nowas Emyǟ Gri.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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.

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

Nowas Emyǟ Gri has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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.

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

Nowas Emyǟ Gri has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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. Nowas Emyǟ Gri's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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 Nowas Emyǟ Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri 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

Nowas Emyǟ Gri's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Nowas Emyǟ Gri snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Death Butterfly Swarm near Nowas Emyǟ Gri are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 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.

Nowas Emyǟ Gri Census Data: Year 2000

5132 of Nowas Emyǟ Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 284 work in Agriculture
• 1204 work as Craftsmen
• 403 work as Merchants
• 779 work as Service Workers
• 524 work as General Laborers
• 210 work as Skilled Laborers
• 722 work as Civil Servants
• 453 work in Cottage Industries
• 271 work as Artists
• 282 work in Produce Industries

7929 of Nowas Emyǟ Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 687 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nowas Emyǟ Gri is a major trade hub, connecting several important cities or resource production areas. It’s probably at an important river juncture, ancient crossroads, or occupying the only safe path through some perilous wilderness. Its position may be important enough that it can survive on trade alone, despite being unable to feed itself with the surrounding land. Such hubs are usually heavily garrisoned by the lord who profits from their tariffs and taxes.

The roads leading into Nowas Emyǟ Gri possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Nowas Emyǟ Gri was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Nowas Emyǟ Gri lost 205 people, 347 livestock, and 36 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 220, when members of Nowas Emyǟ Gri's militia enacted an operation to defend a particular production site from enemy attack. The operation was complicated by one of the key objectives in the operation requiring sticking to a very strict and short time table. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in defeat for Nowas Emyǟ Gri's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Nowas Emyǟ Gri's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History