Kad Wajé-oji

Kad Wajé-oji (/wajj/ /ojj/ [best] [coconut]) is a temperate Large City located in the Ngelágemim Principality of the Pelala.

The name Kad Wajé-oji is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Wajé-oji was founded by Grê, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Wajé-oji has a yearly average temperature of 4°C (39°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 9°C (48°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -1°C (31°F). Kad Wajé-oji receives an average of 234 cm/y (92 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the brutaly long winter months. Kad Wajé-oji covers an area of nearly 108 km² (43 mi²), and an average elevation of 1412 m (4632 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Wajé-oji was founded durring the late 17th century in late spring of the year 1583, by Grê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kad Wajé-oji was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Wajé-oji is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Kad Wajé-oji is is constructed arround a series of narrow cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Kad Wajé-oji, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The Relic of the World That Was 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.

Right off the bat Kad Wajé-oji hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Wajé-oji 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 Wajé-oji's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Kad Wajé-oji 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 Wajé-oji 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 Wajé-oji's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Wajé-oji 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 Wajé-oji 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 Wajé-oji 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 Wajé-oji's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Kad Wajé-oji's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Kad Wajé-oji during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Fogwarden near Kad Wajé-oji are known to be quite timid.

Kad Wajé-oji's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via chanting.

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 Wajé-oji Census Data: Year 2000

9552 of Kad Wajé-oji's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 531 work in Agriculture
• 2144 work as Craftsmen
• 802 work as Merchants
• 1444 work as Service Workers
• 963 work as General Laborers
• 407 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1391 work as Civil Servants
• 834 work in Cottage Industries
• 533 work as Artists
• 503 work in Produce Industries

15264 of Kad Wajé-oji's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 767 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Wajé-oji makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Kad Wajé-oji was attacked by a slaver gang capable of fielding large forces. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kad Wajé-oji lost 138 people, 344 livestock, and 39 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 100, when members of Kad Wajé-oji's militia enacted an operation to capture a particular depot intact. The operation was complicated by thick blankets of fog, which hid friend and foe alike. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in victory for Kad Wajé-oji's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kad Wajé-oji's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History