Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf

Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf (/xcid/ /kɪn/ [minor; mere; petty] [empire]) is a temperate Small City located in the Ghotimunrī̄k Principality of the Kaigi.

The name Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf is derived from the Sylvin language, as Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf was founded by Nil, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 0°C (32°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 8°C (46°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -9°C (16°F). Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf receives an average of 248 cm/y (97 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 16 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 2106 m (6909 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf was founded durring the late 17th century in early spring of the year 1572, by Nil. The establishment of Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf's construction back out of the project. Nil pushed on reguardles, and Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vēkä-kïn 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.

Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow packed earth 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 the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The city's top tier civilian 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the city. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Vēkä-kïn 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.

Vēkä-kïn 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.

Vēkä-kïn 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.

Vēkä-kïn 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.

Vēkä-kïn 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.

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

Vēkä-kïn 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 Small City. Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Vēkä-kïn 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 Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vēkä-kïn 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.

Vēkä-kïn 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.

Vēkä-kïn 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

Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Thorn Dog, Royal near Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves reenactments to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via throat chanting.

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.

Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

1360 of Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 72 work in Agriculture
• 307 work as Craftsmen
• 111 work as Merchants
• 208 work as Service Workers
• 137 work as General Laborers
• 52 work as Skilled Laborers
• 194 work as Civil Servants
• 125 work in Cottage Industries
• 76 work as Artists
• 78 work in Produce Industries

2409 of Vēkä-kïn Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 76 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea 2 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

The the a suit of Kasten-brust armour of Abjuration, an a suit of Kasten-brust armour imbued with great amounts of Abjuration energies was created in Vegy̼è Ji̊ Qi̊v by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

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