Gä́k Yēy Kēä

Gä́k Yēy Kēä (/kīː/ /jíːiː/ [fresh] [slab; brick]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Qovuhese Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Gä́k Yēy Kēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Gä́k Yēy Kēä was founded by Vú̄kīr Nīr 'Cherish Rosemary' Ga̋mb Cāw̄bōsh Ermēs, who was culturaly Hobgoblin.

Climate

Gä́k Yēy Kēä has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Gä́k Yēy Kēä receives an average of 267 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Gä́k Yēy Kēä covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4390 m (14402 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gä́k Yēy Kēä was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1291, by Vú̄kīr Nīr 'Cherish Rosemary' Ga̋mb Cāw̄bōsh Ermēs. The establishment of Gä́k Yēy Kēä was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Gä́k Yēy Kēä's construction back out of the project. Vú̄kīr Nīr 'Cherish Rosemary' Ga̋mb Cāw̄bōsh Ermēs pushed on reguardles, and Gä́k Yēy Kēä was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Gä́k Yēy Kēä was built using the conventions of Hobgoblin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gä́k Yēy Kēä is no diffrent. The town'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.

Gä́k Yēy Kēä is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad 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 town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Unfortuantly, these millitarily questionable fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Gä́k Yēy Kēä is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Gä́k Yēy Kēä 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.

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

Gä́k Yēy Kēä 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.

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

Gä́k Yēy Kēä has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Gä́k Yēy Kēä 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.

Cultural Notes

Life is hard in Gä́k Yēy Kēä. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Gä́k Yēy Kēä a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Gä́k Yēy Kēä's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Gä́k Yēy Kēä vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Goldpebble near Gä́k Yēy Kēä are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Gä́k Yēy Kēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 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.

Gä́k Yēy Kēä Census Data: Year 2000

280 of Gä́k Yēy Kēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 19 work in Agriculture
• 59 work as Craftsmen
• 20 work as Merchants
• 46 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 8 work as Skilled Laborers
• 43 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

664 of Gä́k Yēy Kēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 29 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gä́k Yēy Kēä is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a longboat of Elven High Magic, an a longboat imbued with notable amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created in Gä́k Yēy Kēä by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History