Gnollden

Gnollden (/gnollden/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Town located in the Izclea Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Gnollden is derived from the Sylvin language, as Gnollden was founded by Balcheth Lillard, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Gnollden has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 20°C (68°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Gnollden receives an average of 249 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Gnollden covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2890 m (9481 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gnollden was founded durring the early 9th century, by Balcheth Lillard. The establishment of Gnollden 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.

Gnollden was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gnollden 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.

Gnollden is was constructed arround several narrow paverstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Even the most brief look arround Gnollden has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The town is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Gnollden, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Gnollden 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.

Gnollden 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.

Gnollden 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.

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

Gnollden 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 Town. Gnollden's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

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

Gnollden 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

Gnollden's chapel 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.

In Gnollden it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Phase Flea near Gnollden are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Gnollden's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves gestures to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Gnollden Census Data: Year 2000

385 of Gnollden's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 86 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 67 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

785 of Gnollden's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 101 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Gnollden is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

Gnollden makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Gnollden was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Gnollden. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Gnollden lost 171 people, 146 livestock, and 75 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 73, when members of Gnollden's militia enacted an operation to rescue a particular solgiers group from the enemy. The operation was complicated by one of the key objectives in the operation requiring sticking to a very strict and short time table. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the fortification, which ended in victory for Gnollden's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Gnollden's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History