Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä (/gæ̌θ/ /kɔ̄ːndziː/ [intimate] [pan; saucepan; pot]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Voī̂mêē Region of the Goblin Tribes.

The name Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä was founded by Dyèqtêpí Brîv Trêgaresí, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä receives an average of 302 cm/y (118 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä covers an area of nearly 115 km² (46 mi²), and an average elevation of 2766 m (9074 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1129, by Dyèqtêpí Brîv Trêgaresí. The establishment of Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Dyèqtêpí Brîv Trêgaresí struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä as a prison colony.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive paverstone 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 Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä, 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 Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä is like a look into a broken heart. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need. It’s not malicious. Heads are hung. Eyes are empty. Something truly horrible happened here once upon a time and the city never healed.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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 Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä's parks.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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. Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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 Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä 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

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is recurring in Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä.

The Rabbit near Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä are known to be quite timid.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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.

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä Census Data: Year 2000

10447 of Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 567 work in Agriculture
• 2301 work as Craftsmen
• 839 work as Merchants
• 1621 work as Service Workers
• 1067 work as General Laborers
• 422 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1630 work as Civil Servants
• 892 work in Cottage Industries
• 552 work as Artists
• 556 work in Produce Industries

15159 of Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1347 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä.

The the a codex of Illusion, an a codex imbued with great amounts of Illusion energies was created in Soǔv Cāwndzy Ni̋ēkēä by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History