Ēji Gravär-pängs

Ēji Gravär-pängs (/graˈvɑr/ /pæ̝ŋs/ [suspicious] [challenge]) is a temperate Large City located in the Nebras Province of the Confederation of Goblin Tribes.

The name Ēji Gravär-pängs is derived from the Gnollish language, as Ēji Gravär-pängs was founded by Triesh vyim Yuvnoeplə˞rd, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Ēji Gravär-pängs has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Ēji Gravär-pängs receives an average of 246 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ēji Gravär-pängs covers an area of nearly 394 km² (157 mi²), and an average elevation of 3828 m (12559 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ēji Gravär-pängs was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1332, by Triesh vyim Yuvnoeplə˞rd. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Triesh vyim Yuvnoeplə˞rd.

Ēji Gravär-pängs was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

Ēji Gravär-pängs is buildings are located arround a single premissive canals mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. 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 maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Ēji Gravär-pängs 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ēji Gravär-pängs has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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 Ēji Gravär-pängs. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ēji Gravär-pängs's parks.

Ēji Gravär-pängs has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ēji Gravär-pängs.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

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

Ēji Gravär-pängs has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

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

Ēji Gravär-pängs has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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. Ēji Gravär-pängs's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Ēji Gravär-pängs's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ēji Gravär-pängs has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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 Ēji Gravär-pängs's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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.

Ēji Gravär-pängs 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Ēji Gravär-pängs's town hall 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Ēji Gravär-pängs.

The Howler near Ēji Gravär-pängs are known to be quite timid.

Ēji Gravär-pängs's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Ēji Gravär-pängs Census Data: Year 2000

35751 of Ēji Gravär-pängs's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1933 work in Agriculture
• 8004 work as Craftsmen
• 2927 work as Merchants
• 5392 work as Service Workers
• 3683 work as General Laborers
• 1468 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5337 work as Civil Servants
• 3101 work in Cottage Industries
• 2038 work as Artists
• 1868 work in Produce Industries

56625 of Ēji Gravär-pängs's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1885 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a harp of Chronomancy, an a harp imbued with great amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Ēji Gravär-pängs by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History