Kad Jospa-keq

Kad Jospa-keq (/josˈpa/ /keq/ [bad] [crust]) is a temperate City located in the Slïrddáms Principality of the Cochi.

The name Kad Jospa-keq is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Jospa-keq was founded by Gidi̊h́, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Jospa-keq has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -10°C (14°F). Kad Jospa-keq receives an average of 225 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the brutaly long winter months. Kad Jospa-keq covers an area of nearly 36 km² (14 mi²), and an average elevation of 4316 m (14160 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Jospa-keq was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1095, by Gidi̊h́. The establishment of Kad Jospa-keq was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Gidi̊h́ struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Kad Jospa-keq as a prison colony.

Kad Jospa-keq was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Jospa-keq 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 Jospa-keq is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive cobblestone 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 city has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused defences has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Kad Jospa-keq gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Kad Jospa-keq can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Kad Jospa-keq places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Jospa-keq 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 Jospa-keq's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Kad Jospa-keq 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 Jospa-keq 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 Jospa-keq's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Jospa-keq 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 Jospa-keq 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 Jospa-keq 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 Jospa-keq's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Kad Jospa-keq the milk never sours.

The Church Grim near Kad Jospa-keq are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kad Jospa-keq's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves orgies to channel Augury 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 Jospa-keq Census Data: Year 2000

3194 of Kad Jospa-keq's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 179 work in Agriculture
• 718 work as Craftsmen
• 259 work as Merchants
• 476 work as Service Workers
• 326 work as General Laborers
• 131 work as Skilled Laborers
• 454 work as Civil Servants
• 307 work in Cottage Industries
• 179 work as Artists
• 165 work in Produce Industries

4828 of Kad Jospa-keq's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 603 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Kad Jospa-keq’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Kad Jospa-keq’s streets.

The roads leading into Kad Jospa-keq possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

The the a glaive of Mysticism, an a glaive imbued with potent amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Kad Jospa-irtï by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History