Sdo Kïspä-fokwa ([root words not on file] [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Metropolis located in the Tahyko District of the Lallalan City-state.
The name Sdo Kïspä-fokwa is derived from the Sylvin language, as Sdo Kïspä-fokwa was founded by Mé̄s Yoúrmë̌ 'Dixon Aplenty' Cú̄w̋ń Ra̋ń̄ Bé̄kīsh Brailsford, who was culturaly Sylvin.
Climate
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has a yearly average temperature of 0°C (32°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant -24°C (-11°F). Sdo Kïspä-fokwa receives an average of 200 cm/y (78 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Sdo Kïspä-fokwa covers an area of nearly 509 km2 (203 mi2), and an average elevation of 5070 m (16633 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1405, by Mé̄s Yoúrmë̌ 'Dixon Aplenty' Cú̄w̋ń Ra̋ń̄ Bé̄kīsh Brailsford. The establishment of Sdo Kïspä-fokwa suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Sdo Kïspä-fokwa which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sdo Kïspä-fokwa is no diffrent. The metropolis's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of restrictive flagstone streets which form triangular 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 lakeside metropolis is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Sdo Kïspä-fokwa, 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. The metropolis's Relic of the World That Was are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the metropoliss defences.
A look around Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.
Civic Infrastructure
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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 Sdo Kïspä-fokwa. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's parks.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Sdo Kïspä-fokwa.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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. Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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 Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's natural decorations nor waterways.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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
Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Sdo Kïspä-fokwa they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.
In Sdo Kïspä-fokwa all of the cats speak in a dead language.
The Tooth Fairy near Sdo Kïspä-fokwa are known to be quite timid.
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies 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 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.
Agriculture
Dairy Farmers: 6163
Farmers: 9335
Farm Laborer: 21160
Hunters: 10580
Milk Maids: 8352
Ranchers: 4378
Ranch Hands: 9200
Shepherds: 8138
Farmland: -61598 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 793521
Poultry: 9522255
Swine: 634817
Sheep: 31740
Goats: 6348
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 317408
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 6223
Blacksmiths: 6753
Bookbinders: 4017
Buckle-makers: 4408
Cabinetmakers: 7557
Candlemakers: 11755
Carpenters: 10759
Clothmakers: 8578
Coach and Harness Makers: 3272
Coopers: 8352
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 4318
Copyists: 2938
Cutlers: 2712
Fabricworkers: 7213
Farrier: 23511
Furriers: 2102
Glassworkers: 9618
Gunsmiths: 6285
Harness-Makers: 2938
Hatters: 5932
Hosiery Workers: 2251
Jewelers: 3734
Leatherwrights: 8578
Locksmiths: 3142
Matchstick makers: 5038
Musical Instrument Makers: 4408
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 4017
Paper Workers: 4534
Plasterers: 4289
Pursemakers: 5038
Roofers: 3272
Ropemakers: 3142
Rugmakers: 3052
Saddlers: 6104
Scabbardmakers: 6682
Scalemakers: 3450
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 2021
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 3081
Shoemakers: 3052
Soap and Tallow Workers: 11137
Tailors: 19236
Tanners: 4069
Upholsterers: 4737
Watchmakers: 4289
Weavers: 10580
Whitesmiths: 2559
Merchants
Adventuring Goods Retellers: 2189
Arcana Sellers: 2189
Beer-Sellers: 4534
Booksellers: 5203
Butchers: 8138
Chandlers: 8816
Chicken Butchers: 8941
Entrepreneurs: 3323
Fine Clothiers: 8578
Fishmongers: 8138
Florists: 1935
Potion Sellers: 5290
Resellers: 11755
Spice Merchants: 4408
Wine-sellers: 6753
Wheelwright: 4809
Woodsellers: 3111
Service workers
Bakers: 17633
Barbers: 14763
Coachmen: 4408
Cooks: 13225
Doctors: 6825
Gamekeepers: 4809
Grooms: 2859
Hairdressers: 10238
Healers: 8941
Housekeepers: 8816
Housemaids: 16705
House Stewards: 9618
Inns: 3052
Laundry maids: 5771
Maidservants: 9618
Nursery Maids: 5568
Pastrycooks: 12208
Restaurateur: 12696
Tavern Keepers: 13225
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 4502
Bleachers: 2885
Chemical Workers: 1803
Coal Heavers: 6900
In-Town Couriers: 6753
Long Haul Couriers: 6612
Dockyard Workers: 6612
Gas Workers: 1555
Hay Merchants: 2712
Leech Collectors: 7468
Millers: 7557
Miners: 6612
Oilmen and Polishers: 4883
Postmen: 7053
Pure Finder: 4095
Skinners: 10238
Sugar Refiners: 1793
Tosher: 4883
Warehousemen: 9919
Watercarriers: 6544
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 9335
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 4149
Alchemist: 4773
Clerk: 7213
Dentists: 3174
Educators: 8464
Engineers: 4737
Gardeners: 3206
Mages: 2333
Plumbers: 3341
Pharmacist: 3690
Professors: 1392
Scientists: 2368
Wizards: 1392
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 2966
Bankers: 4204
Civil Clerks: 7741
Civic Iudex: 3488
Consultants: 2021
Exorcist: 7381
Fixers: 3824
Kami Clerk: 6163
Landlords: 6544
Lawyers: 4043
Legend Keepers: 5379
Militia Officers: 28855
Monks, Monastic: 9618
Monks, Civic: 9618
Historian, Oral: 7213
Historian, Textual: 3690
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 7053
Priests: 12696
Rangers: 4408
Rat Catchers: 4773
Scholars: 4809
Spiritualist: 5877
Slayers: 1808
Storytellers: 13506
Military Officers: 10945
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 9335
Comfort Services: 12696
Enchanters: 3412
Herbalists: 3488
Jaminators: 9919
Needleworkers: 11755
Potters: 5038
Preserve Makers: 9335
Quilters: 4348
Seamsters: 15870
Spinners: 9068
Tinker: 3566
Weaver: 8816
Artists
Actors: 3306
Architects: 1259
Bards: 4667
Costumers: 1889
Dancers: 3870
Drafters: 2047
Engravers: 2601
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 1563
Glaziers: 3306
Inlayers: 2938
Musicians: 9335
Painters, Art: 1611
Playwrights: 3412
Sculptors, Art: 2760
Wood Carvers: 9919
Writers: 10580
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 12208
Canners: 9335
Cheesmakers: 9618
Ice Merchants: 1417
Millers: 5988
Picklers: 5379
Smokers: 4122
Stockmakers: 3606
Tobacconists: 4959
Tallowmakers: 7381
1210255 of Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
71143 work in Agriculture
274733 work as Craftsmen
98110 work as Merchants
180978 work as Service Workers
120714 work as General Laborers
50232 work as Skilled Laborers
178623 work as Civil Servants
106646 work in Cottage Industries
65063 work as Artists
64013 work in Produce Industries
2171140 of Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. -207310 (7%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Sdo Kïspä-fokwa makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.
POI
History
The the a suit of scale armour of Mysticism, an a suit of scale armour imbued with great amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Qi̘v Iēuùloi̊raf by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.