Kad Ghēkaho-jēj

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj (/irr/ /jæ̝ʤ/ [fire] [pattern; style; fashion; kind; motif; constellation; stereotype]) is a temperate City located in the Vēkæ̈piijuwitlu Principality of the Shayeli.

The name Kad Ghēkaho-jēj is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Ghēkaho-jēj was founded by Êrí, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj has a yearly average temperature of 1°C (33°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 6°C (42°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -4°C (25°F). Kad Ghēkaho-jēj receives an average of 207 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the long winter months. Kad Ghēkaho-jēj covers an area of nearly 39 km² (15 mi²), and an average elevation of 2062 m (6765 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1316, by Êrí. The establishment of Kad Ghēkaho-jēj was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's construction back out of the project. Êrí pushed on reguardles, and Kad Ghēkaho-jēj was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad cobblestone 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 city is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Astonishigly, the exceptionaly well made fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Kad Ghēkaho-jēj has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Kad Ghēkaho-jēj long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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 Kad Ghēkaho-jēj. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's parks.

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

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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.

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

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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 City. Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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 Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj 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

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Kad Ghēkaho-jēj.

The Achaierai near Kad Ghēkaho-jēj are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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.

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj Census Data: Year 2000

3455 of Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 187 work in Agriculture
• 788 work as Craftsmen
• 268 work as Merchants
• 528 work as Service Workers
• 358 work as General Laborers
• 142 work as Skilled Laborers
• 503 work as Civil Servants
• 311 work in Cottage Industries
• 193 work as Artists
• 177 work in Produce Industries

5673 of Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 282 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

Kad Ghēkaho-jēj is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Kad Ghēkaho-jēj was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Kad Ghēkaho-jēj. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kad Ghēkaho-jēj lost 263 people, 265 livestock, and 42 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 85, when members of Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to another of their nation's army, then reinforce them. The operation was complicated by the army being put into a position where they could only choose between two terrible options. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in a stalemate for Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kad Ghēkaho-jēj's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History