Town: Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw
Example Hobgoblin architecture.
StateKingdom of Hobben
ProvenceJalisomasi Provence
RegionThën-èa Heathland
Founded1120
Community LeaderAutocrat Yakdraetrude
Area5 km2 (2 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp18°C (64°F)
Average Elevation9430 m (-12011 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation68 cm/y (26 in/y)
Population1302
Population Density260 people per km2 (651 people per mi2)
Town AuraWild Magic
Naming
Native nameNów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw
Pronunciation/pɒ̄/ /gɪ̂æ/
Direct Translation[lethal; fatal] [string]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw (/pɒ̄/ /gɪ̂æ/ [lethal; fatal] [string]) is a subtropical Town located in the Jalisomasi Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw is derived from the Goblin language, as Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw was founded by Gat, who was culturaly Hobgoblin.

Climate

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw receives an average of 68 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 9430 m (-12011 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1120, by Gat. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw was built using the conventions of Hobgoblin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw is no diffrent. The town'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.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious gravel streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw's timber-based walls are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw’s streets. The town is very clearly a joyfull place as well as relaxing. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw 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.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw 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.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw 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.

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

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw 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.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw 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

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw.

The Chicken near Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 2
  • Farmers: 3
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 4
  • Milk Maids: 3
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 3
  • Shepherds: 3
    • Farmland: 5325 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 325
    • Poultry: 3906
    • Swine: 260
    • Sheep: 13
    • Goats: 2
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 130

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 2
  • Blacksmiths: 3
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 4
  • Carpenters: 4
  • Clothmakers: 3
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 3
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Copyists: 1
  • Cutlers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 8
  • Glassworkers: 4
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Harness-Makers: 1
  • Hatters: 2
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 3
  • Locksmiths: 1
  • Matchstick makers: 2
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 2
  • Roofers: 1
  • Ropemakers: 1
  • Rugmakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 2
  • Scabbardmakers: 2
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Shoemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
  • Tailors: 6
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 3
  • Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 2
  • Butchers: 3
  • Chandlers: 3
  • Chicken Butchers: 3
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 3
  • Fishmongers: 3
  • Potion Sellers: 2
  • Resellers: 5
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 2
  • Wheelwright: 2
  • Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 6
  • Barbers: 6
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 5
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 2
  • Grooms: 1
  • Hairdressers: 3
  • Healers: 3
  • Housekeepers: 3
  • Housemaids: 7
  • House Stewards: 3
  • Inns: 1
  • Laundry maids: 2
  • Maidservants: 4
  • Nursery Maids: 2
  • Pastrycooks: 3
  • Restaurateur: 5
  • Tavern Keepers: 6

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Bleachers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 2
  • In-Town Couriers: 3
  • Long Haul Couriers: 3
  • Dockyard Workers: 2
  • Hay Merchants: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 3
  • Millers: 3
  • Miners: 3
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 2
  • Postmen: 2
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 3
  • Tosher: 2
  • Warehousemen: 4
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 2
  • Clerk: 2
  • Dentists: 1
  • Educators: 3
  • Engineers: 1
  • Gardeners: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 1
  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 3
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 2
  • Landlords: 2
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 2
  • Militia Officers: 10
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 5
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 2
  • Storytellers: 4
  • Military Officers: 5

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 4
  • Comfort Services: 4
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 4
  • Needleworkers: 4
  • Potters: 2
  • Preserve Makers: 3
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 5
  • Spinners: 3
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 3

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 2
  • Dancers: 1
  • Engravers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Inlayers: 1
  • Musicians: 4
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Sculptors, Art: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 4
  • Writers: 4

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 4
  • Canners: 4
  • Cheesmakers: 4
  • Millers: 2
  • Picklers: 2
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

396 of Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

841 of Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 65 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

The the a large bag of Conjuration, an a large bag imbued with potent amounts of Conjuration energies was created near Nów̋nḱ Gîē Nêōw by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History