Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf (/ə˞ˈæ̝rv/ /ftə˞/ [powerful] [list; menu; column; pillar; mast]) is a temperate Large City located in the Mïpirudnoplu Principality of the Tano.

The name Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf is derived from the Sylvin language, as Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf was founded by Khêbêv, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 3°C (37°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 67 km² (26 mi²), and an average elevation of 872 m (2860 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf was founded durring the early 16th century in spring of the year 1508, by Khêbêv. The establishment of Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Khêbêv struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf as a prison colony.

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad packed earth streets which form a 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 city rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The city's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's budget oriented are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

A look around Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf shows Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf is little more than a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

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

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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. Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

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

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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 Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá 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.

Cultural Notes

While Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf.

The Blood Hawk near Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via throat singing.

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.

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

5956 of Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 323 work in Agriculture
• 1354 work as Craftsmen
• 498 work as Merchants
• 896 work as Service Workers
• 604 work as General Laborers
• 239 work as Skilled Laborers
• 869 work as Civil Servants
• 531 work in Cottage Industries
• 334 work as Artists
• 308 work in Produce Industries

9371 of Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 638 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Gæ̈pi-ftá 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 Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf lost 277 people, 191 livestock, and 35 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 229, when members of Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's militia enacted an operation to locate a specific religious figure. The operation was complicated by at least some of the intelligence related to the operation was incorrect. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the production site, which ended in victory for Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Gæ̈pi-ftá Xluwuf's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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