Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf (/tast prɑˈvju/ /mi/ [semen] [month]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Sluptprond Principality of the Koiapi.

The name Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf is derived from the Sylvin language, as Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf was founded by Shelëd, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 4°C (39°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -15°C (5°F). Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf receives an average of 213 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 67 km² (26 mi²), and an average elevation of 7954 m (-16853 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf was founded durring the early 11th century, by Shelëd. The establishment of Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf is buildings folow an organic layout of spacious worn bedrock streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A quick look in any direction shows Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this city live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

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

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Tast Prävju-mi 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. Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

Tast Prävju-mi 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 Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

Tast Prävju-mi 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.

Tast Prävju-mi 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

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf'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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf.

The Guardian, Graven near Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf are known to be quite timid.

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves line dance to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

6033 of Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 328 work in Agriculture
• 1359 work as Craftsmen
• 495 work as Merchants
• 927 work as Service Workers
• 589 work as General Laborers
• 241 work as Skilled Laborers
• 899 work as Civil Servants
• 526 work in Cottage Industries
• 337 work as Artists
• 332 work in Produce Industries

9567 of Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 318 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Tast Prävju-mi 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 Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf sees its fair share of tourists every year from all across Eyom. Consequently, its residents speak many languages at a functional level.

Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf lost 127 people, 314 livestock, and 47 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 178, when members of Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's militia enacted an operation to scout a specific location for information about the enemy. The operation was complicated by a key segment of the operation that deepened entirely on a stealth mission going perfectly. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Tast Prävju-mi Xluwuf's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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