Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken (/ə˞sˈda/ /keŋ/ [sexual] [nutrition]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Fïtaglokīē Principality of the City-state of Olatkana.

The name Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken is derived from the Gnollish language, as Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken was founded by Lobordes vyim Roxlendfilf, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -6°C (22°F). Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken receives an average of 213 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1712 m (5616 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1054, by Lobordes vyim Roxlendfilf. The establishment of Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Lobordes vyim Roxlendfilf electing to pay people to resettle in Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken is no diffrent. The town'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.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow carved bedrock streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's monster and outlaw focused 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.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken 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 Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's parks.

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

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken 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.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken 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.

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

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken 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.

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

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken 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 Town. Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken 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 Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's natural decorations nor waterways.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken 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.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Mud Elemental, Small near Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken are known to be quite timid.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves line dance to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 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.

Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken Census Data: Year 2000

499 of Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 111 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 76 work as Civil Servants
• 49 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

981 of Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 30 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Iyuzeld Ngeláxi-ken's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History