Kad Igē-láx

Kad Igē-láx (/iˈgæ̝/ /lə˞x/ [passive] [cliff]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ádraptlērg Region of the Goblin Tribes.

The name Kad Igē-láx is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Igē-láx was founded by Scaibihn, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Igē-láx has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing 0°C (32°F). Kad Igē-láx receives an average of 293 cm/y (115 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Igē-láx covers an area of nearly 77 km² (30 mi²), and an average elevation of 3510 m (11515 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Igē-láx was founded durring the early 16th century in fall of the year 1517, by Scaibihn. The establishment of Kad Igē-láx was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kad Igē-láx's construction back out of the project. Scaibihn pushed on reguardles, and Kad Igē-láx was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kad Igē-láx was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Igē-láx 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 Igē-láx is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow flagstone 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 is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Kad Igē-láx's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Kad Igē-láx's top tier civilian 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.

Kad Igē-láx is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Igē-láx has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Kad Igē-láx 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. Kad Igē-láx's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

Kad Igē-láx has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kad Igē-láx 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 Igē-láx 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 Igē-láx's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Igē-láx 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 Igē-láx 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 Igē-láx 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 Igē-láx's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Kad Igē-láx's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Kad Igē-láx grains of dust blow into perfectly neat rows.

The Thoqqua near Kad Igē-láx are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kad Igē-láx's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 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 Igē-láx Census Data: Year 2000

6898 of Kad Igē-láx's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 394 work in Agriculture
• 1539 work as Craftsmen
• 570 work as Merchants
• 1070 work as Service Workers
• 705 work as General Laborers
• 276 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1015 work as Civil Servants
• 595 work in Cottage Industries
• 371 work as Artists
• 363 work in Produce Industries

10869 of Kad Igē-láx's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 362 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Igē-láx's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Kad Igē-láx's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History