Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am (/nə˞rˈtaw/ /am/ [knife] [oven]) is a temperate Large City located in the Mïpirudnoplu Principality of the Tano.

The name Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am is derived from the Sylvin language, as Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am was founded by Grovgez, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 3°C (37°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am covers an area of nearly 92 km² (36 mi²), and an average elevation of 1628 m (5341 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1455, by Grovgez. The establishment of Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Grovgez electing to pay people to resettle in Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am.

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of premissive packed earth streets which form triangular 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 has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am's monster and outlaw focused fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am 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 Nártaw-am's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am 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 Nártaw-am 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 Nártaw-am's natural decorations nor waterways.

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am 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 Nártaw-am 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 Nártaw-am 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 Nártaw-am's town hall 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..

In Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Snake, Venomous near Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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 Nártaw-am Census Data: Year 2000

8189 of Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 422 work in Agriculture
• 1836 work as Craftsmen
• 675 work as Merchants
• 1285 work as Service Workers
• 828 work as General Laborers
• 329 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1218 work as Civil Servants
• 719 work in Cottage Industries
• 448 work as Artists
• 429 work in Produce Industries

12003 of Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1519 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am's residents established a new industry 1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Slæ̈rn Nártaw-am's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History