Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf (/viz/ /deˈxut/ [thin (narrow); narrow] [drawing]) is a temperate Large City located in the Huzmä Principality of the Lallalo.

The name Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf is derived from the Goblin language, as Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf was founded by Chend, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 4°C (39°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 13°C (55°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -5°C (23°F). Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf receives an average of 146 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the short winter months. Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 133 km² (53 mi²), and an average elevation of 2644 m (8674 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1102, by Chend. The establishment of Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Chend struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf as a prison colony.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf is buildings are located arround a single restrictive paverstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The city's millitarily questionable fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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 Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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 Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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 Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf's parks.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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.

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

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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. Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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 Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf 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

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf's mayor's house 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf.

The Mud Elemental, Small near Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves creating small tokens to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

11711 of Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 645 work in Agriculture
• 2655 work as Craftsmen
• 941 work as Merchants
• 1802 work as Service Workers
• 1208 work as General Laborers
• 479 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1684 work as Civil Servants
• 1045 work in Cottage Industries
• 637 work as Artists
• 615 work in Produce Industries

18949 of Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 625 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf is home to some form of natural wonder. It could be a hot spring, or an especially enchanting glade, or a particular vista. Whatever it is, it's such a lovely attraction that Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf sees its fair share of tourists every year from all across Eyom. Consequently, its residents speak many languages at a functional level.

Sahēká-deghut Xluwuf has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

The the a crown of Invocation, an a crown imbued with potent amounts of Invocation energies was created near Sä-haé Xluwuf by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History