Ám-kow Xluwuf

Ám-kow Xluwuf (/ə˞m/ /kow/ [exotic] [heat]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Temryont Principality of the Soheque.

The name Ám-kow Xluwuf is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ám-kow Xluwuf was founded by Sedril, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Ám-kow Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of -1°C (31°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 15°C (59°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -17°C (2°F). Ám-kow Xluwuf receives an average of 251 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ám-kow Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 157 km² (62 mi²), and an average elevation of 2904 m (9527 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ám-kow Xluwuf was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1442, by Sedril. The establishment of Ám-kow Xluwuf was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Sedril electing to pay people to resettle in Ám-kow Xluwuf.

Ám-kow Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ám-kow Xluwuf 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.

Ám-kow Xluwuf is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious baked earthen streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The city's cost-cutting-focused defences are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

A look around Ám-kow Xluwuf gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Ám-kow Xluwuf acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Ám-kow 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.

Ám-kow 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.

Ám-kow 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.

Ám-kow 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.

Ám-kow 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.

Ám-kow 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.

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

Ám-kow Xluwuf has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Ám-kow 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. Ám-kow Xluwuf's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Ám-kow Xluwuf 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.

Ám-kow Xluwuf has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ám-kow Xluwuf has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Ám-kow 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 Ám-kow Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ám-kow 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.

Ám-kow 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.

Ám-kow 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.

Ám-kow Xluwuf 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

Ám-kow Xluwuf's mayor's house 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 Ám-kow Xluwuf hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Blood Hawk near Ám-kow Xluwuf are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ám-kow Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves drinking to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 via mimery.

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.

Ám-kow Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

14062 of Ám-kow Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 813 work in Agriculture
• 3168 work as Craftsmen
• 1149 work as Merchants
• 2185 work as Service Workers
• 1416 work as General Laborers
• 580 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2040 work as Civil Servants
• 1230 work in Cottage Industries
• 747 work as Artists
• 734 work in Produce Industries

20107 of Ám-kow Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2971 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ám-kow Xluwuf is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a most peculiar disaster struck Ám-kow Xluwuf, causing great chunks of ice to fall from the sky. Ám-kow Xluwuf lost 237 people, 340 livestock, and 42 buildings in the disaster.. The ice rain is generally remembered as the Woe Rain.

History