Kad Whiwīrd-kéci

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci (/whiwˈʤird/ /xci/ [loose] [date]) is a temperate Large City located in the Tákzrá Principality of the Tano.

The name Kad Whiwīrd-kéci is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Whiwīrd-kéci was founded by Vagmund, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci has a yearly average temperature of 3°C (37°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 8°C (46°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -2°C (29°F). Kad Whiwīrd-kéci receives an average of 205 cm/y (80 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Whiwīrd-kéci covers an area of nearly 198 km² (79 mi²), and an average elevation of 1906 m (6253 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1282, by Vagmund. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Whiwīrd-kéci 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 Whiwīrd-kéci is buildings are arranged arround a single spacious 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 rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The millitarily questionable fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci 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. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This city is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci 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 Whiwīrd-kéci's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci 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 Whiwīrd-kéci's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci 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 Whiwīrd-kéci 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 Whiwīrd-kéci 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.

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Kad Whiwīrd-kéci sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Living Topiary near Kad Whiwīrd-kéci are known to be quite timid.

Kad Whiwīrd-kéci's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Whiwīrd-kéci Census Data: Year 2000

17689 of Kad Whiwīrd-kéci's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 911 work in Agriculture
• 4038 work as Craftsmen
• 1419 work as Merchants
• 2699 work as Service Workers
• 1799 work as General Laborers
• 718 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2566 work as Civil Servants
• 1591 work in Cottage Industries
• 994 work as Artists
• 954 work in Produce Industries

28226 of Kad Whiwīrd-kéci's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 937 (2%) are noncontributers.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Kad Whiwīrd-kéci was attacked by savage sprigganss living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kad Whiwīrd-kéci lost 222 people, 148 livestock, and 94 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 72, when members of Kad Whiwīrd-kéci's militia enacted an operation to break a siege of a particular port. The operation was complicated by aggravated civilians, who cause problems for the militia for a host of reasons. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for Kad Whiwīrd-kéci's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kad Whiwīrd-kéci's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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