Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä (/zɑ̌kʊ́æ/ /nɒ̌kfɑ́gɜː/ [unit] [alibi]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Gīmōthyǎvy Region of the Goblin Tribes.

The name Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä was founded by Cúchīy Rawm 'Bella Lanita' Haw̋chī Ermé Rä̌shīy Mēń̄s Ma̋mbónḱ, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 4°C (39°F). Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä receives an average of 286 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä covers an area of nearly 84 km² (33 mi²), and an average elevation of 2476 m (8123 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä was founded durring the late 17th century in late fall of the year 1589, by Cúchīy Rawm 'Bella Lanita' Haw̋chī Ermé Rä̌shīy Mēń̄s Ma̋mbónḱ. The establishment of Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä's construction back out of the project. Cúchīy Rawm 'Bella Lanita' Haw̋chī Ermé Rä̌shīy Mēń̄s Ma̋mbónḱ pushed on reguardles, and Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt split-log ties streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The brittle defences has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Right off the bat Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. Precisely how it has gained its wealth is a mystery. Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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.

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

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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. Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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 Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger 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

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä the stars are always right.

The Marble Snake near Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via throat singing.

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.

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä Census Data: Year 2000

7482 of Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 441 work in Agriculture
• 1666 work as Craftsmen
• 607 work as Merchants
• 1121 work as Service Workers
• 764 work as General Laborers
• 305 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1083 work as Civil Servants
• 687 work in Cottage Industries
• 410 work as Artists
• 398 work in Produce Industries

10718 of Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1582 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä. One of Zǎcṓē Naw̌cfáger Ni̋ēkēä's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History