Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ (/ˈləˑdɛ/ /ˈkʊmuj̼/ [archipelago] [thick; broad; fat]) is a subtropical Large City located in Iēi̊vèq County, Winkhampia Council, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ is derived from the Tauric language, as Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ was founded by Truthnu Powell, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ receives an average of 245 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ covers an area of nearly 485 km² (194 mi²), and an average elevation of 2326 m (7631 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1260, by Truthnu Powell. The establishment of Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ is no diffrent. The city'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.

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ is buildings are arranged within a network of restrictive paverstone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The city's perhapse unnessisarily well built 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.

Looking around Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ you immediately realise that the locals are looking back at you. All of them. Everywhere you look somone is staring back at you analytically, looking over every inch of you, your gear, and your companions. As you get close to people, their hands move closer to their belt knife, or dagger. You may want to watch where you go and what you say...

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ 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. Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼'s grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼'s old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ 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 Lādèkùmuiē̼ 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 Lādèkùmuiē̼'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ 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 Lādèkùmuiē̼ 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 Lādèkùmuiē̼ 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 Lādèkùmuiē̼ 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 Lādèkùmuiē̼'s garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼.

The Creeper Ivy near Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ Census Data: Year 2000

42731 of Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2416 work in Agriculture
• 9588 work as Craftsmen
• 3471 work as Merchants
• 6395 work as Service Workers
• 4483 work as General Laborers
• 1791 work as Skilled Laborers
• 6243 work as Civil Servants
• 3782 work in Cottage Industries
• 2290 work as Artists
• 2272 work in Produce Industries

64758 of Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 6860 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

Dap Lādèkùmuiē̼ has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

The the a dagger of Transmutation, an a dagger imbued with potent amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Dap Kríhzwār by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History