Dap Utiewhāg

Dap Utiewhāg ([root words not on file] [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Metropolis located in Dimlā County, Kidedivia Barony, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Dap Utiewhāg is derived from the Gnollish language, as Dap Utiewhāg was founded by Courtney vyim Yuvnoyutsɪxt vyim Rolɑrtɑeplə˞rd, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Dap Utiewhāg has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°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 10°C (50°F). Dap Utiewhāg receives an average of 226 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Dap Utiewhāg covers an area of nearly 115 km² (46 mi²), and an average elevation of 1258 m (4127 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dap Utiewhāg was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1475, by Courtney vyim Yuvnoyutsɪxt vyim Rolɑrtɑeplə˞rd. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Dap Utiewhāg was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dap Utiewhāg is no diffrent. The metropolis'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.

Dap Utiewhāg is is constructed arround a series of premissive cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The valley metropolis is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Dap Utiewhāg, 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. Dap Utiewhāg's Relic of the World That Was 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 look around Dap Utiewhāg gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Dap Utiewhāg makes it abundantly clear the metropolis suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

Dap Utiewhāg possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its . This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Dap Utiewhāg 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 Dap Utiewhāg. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Dap Utiewhāg's parks.

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

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

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

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

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

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

Dap Utiewhāg has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Dap Utiewhāg 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 Metropolis. Dap Utiewhāg's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

Dap Utiewhāg has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

Dap Utiewhāg 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 Dap Utiewhāg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

Dap Utiewhāg 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.

Dap Utiewhāg is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Dap Utiewhāg's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Dap Utiewhāg vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Fox, Fading near Dap Utiewhāg are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Dap Utiewhāg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 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 Eyom'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.

Dap Utiewhāg Census Data: Year 2000

1159514 of Dap Utiewhāg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 62424 work in Agriculture
• 256197 work as Craftsmen
• 93090 work as Merchants
• 179565 work as Service Workers
• 120339 work as General Laborers
• 47617 work as Skilled Laborers
• 167865 work as Civil Servants
• 104785 work in Cottage Industries
• 66316 work as Artists
• 61316 work in Produce Industries

1739722 of Dap Utiewhāg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 152591 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dap Utiewhāg is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Due to a magical anomaly, Dap Utiewhāg is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

The the a power core of Necromancy, an a power core imbued with great amounts of Necromancy energies was created near Dap Utiewhāg by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History