Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg (/xoc/ /fesg/ [late] [grid]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ngelágemim Principality of the Pelala.

The name Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg is derived from the Sylvin language, as Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg was founded by Usloz, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg has a yearly average temperature of 4°C (39°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 7°C (44°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 1°C (33°F). Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg receives an average of 224 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg covers an area of nearly 86 km² (34 mi²), and an average elevation of 1484 m (4868 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1195, by Usloz. The establishment of Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's construction back out of the project. Usloz pushed on reguardles, and Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive baked earthen 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 city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg, 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. Unfortuantly, these Relic of the World That Was are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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 Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's parks.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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.

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

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

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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.

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

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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. Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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 Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg 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

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's garrison 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.

In Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg birds speak prophesy.

The Leshy, Poppy near Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Necromancy 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.

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg Census Data: Year 2000

7715 of Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 441 work in Agriculture
• 1748 work as Craftsmen
• 631 work as Merchants
• 1149 work as Service Workers
• 779 work as General Laborers
• 307 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1138 work as Civil Servants
• 686 work in Cottage Industries
• 419 work as Artists
• 417 work in Produce Industries

11543 of Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1229 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a great windstorm struck Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg. Its winds were so great they picked up unsecured objects and flung them with enough force to smash brick and skull alike. Buildings collapsed under the gale, burying countless people alive. The storm's devistation was focused on the area arround Slæ̈rn Ghocï-fesg, which lost 138 people, 138, and 49 livestock in the disaster.. History remembers the strom as The Storm of Agony.

History