Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf (/xif/ /njɑ/ [violent] [youth]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Sluptprond Principality of the Koiapi.

The name Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf is derived from the Goblin language, as Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf was founded by Qrilgin, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 2°C (35°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -16°C (4°F). Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf receives an average of 211 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 179 km² (71 mi²), and an average elevation of 5560 m (18241 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1498, by Qrilgin. The establishment of Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf is is constructed arround a series of crampt cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's failry decent fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf gives the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

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

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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. Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

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

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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 Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's bank 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 Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Sylph near Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves reenactments to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via chanting.

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.

Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

15933 of Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 848 work in Agriculture
• 3597 work as Craftsmen
• 1307 work as Merchants
• 2411 work as Service Workers
• 1673 work as General Laborers
• 664 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2332 work as Civil Servants
• 1373 work in Cottage Industries
• 868 work as Artists
• 860 work in Produce Industries

25928 of Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 854 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Guwæ̈pa-njä 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, Guwæ̈pa-njä 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, Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf lost 119 people, 355 livestock, and 23 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 221, when members of Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's militia enacted an operation to gain control of a particular ruin. The operation was complicated by the officer in charge of Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's forces was incompetent, and issue many foolish and-or unprofessional orders. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Guwæ̈pa-njä Xluwuf's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History