Kad Nkáï-trï

Kad Nkáï-trï (/wɑl/ /trɪ/ [curious] [cloak]) is a subtropical City located in the Ngelágemim Principality of the Pelala.

The name Kad Nkáï-trï is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Nkáï-trï was founded by Shrauc, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Nkáï-trï has a yearly average temperature of 3°C (37°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 15°C (59°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -9°C (16°F). Kad Nkáï-trï receives an average of 251 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the brutaly long winter months. Kad Nkáï-trï covers an area of nearly 37 km² (14 mi²), and an average elevation of 1770 m (5807 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Nkáï-trï was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1090, by Shrauc. The establishment of Kad Nkáï-trï was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kad Nkáï-trï's construction back out of the project. Shrauc pushed on reguardles, and Kad Nkáï-trï was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kad Nkáï-trï was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Nkáï-trï is no diffrent. The city'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.

Kad Nkáï-trï is buildings are arranged arround a single crampt cobblestone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The frontieer-style defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Kad Nkáï-trï has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Kad Nkáï-trï ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the city one can see abandoned 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. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Kad Nkáï-trï has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Kad Nkáï-trï 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 Nkáï-trï's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Kad Nkáï-trï 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 Nkáï-trï 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 Nkáï-trï's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Nkáï-trï 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 Nkáï-trï 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 Nkáï-trï 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 Nkáï-trï's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Kad Nkáï-trï there are no smells.

The Rabbit near Kad Nkáï-trï are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kad Nkáï-trï's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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 Nkáï-trï Census Data: Year 2000

3267 of Kad Nkáï-trï's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 186 work in Agriculture
• 726 work as Craftsmen
• 265 work as Merchants
• 510 work as Service Workers
• 330 work as General Laborers
• 127 work as Skilled Laborers
• 467 work as Civil Servants
• 293 work in Cottage Industries
• 187 work as Artists
• 176 work in Produce Industries

5199 of Kad Nkáï-trï's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 352 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Nkáï-trï is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

Kad Nkáï-trï used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Kad Nkáï-trï.

The the a longspear of Mysticism, an a longspear imbued with potent amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Kad Nkáï-trï by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History