Kad Xelahe-stäyf

Kad Xelahe-stäyf (/law/ /stɑjf/ [casual] [border; boundary; perimeter]) is a temperate Large City located in Hÿgÿlå Hold, Åx̄gÿhlvoÿhchpheh Kingdom, within the Undermountain.

The name Kad Xelahe-stäyf is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Xelahe-stäyf was founded by Trreggu, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Xelahe-stäyf has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Kad Xelahe-stäyf receives an average of 286 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Xelahe-stäyf covers an area of nearly 243 km² (97 mi²), and an average elevation of 1108 m (3635 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Xelahe-stäyf was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1339, by Trreggu. The establishment of Kad Xelahe-stäyf was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kad Xelahe-stäyf's construction back out of the project. Trreggu pushed on reguardles, and Kad Xelahe-stäyf was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kad Xelahe-stäyf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Xelahe-stäyf 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 Xelahe-stäyf is buildings are speckled and packed arround restrictive cobblestone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the city's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a city. The city posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The city's failry decent fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

A look around Kad Xelahe-stäyf is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around city. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the city seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Kad Xelahe-stäyf has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Kad Xelahe-stäyf 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 Xelahe-stäyf's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

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

Kad Xelahe-stäyf 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 Xelahe-stäyf 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 Xelahe-stäyf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Xelahe-stäyf 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 Xelahe-stäyf 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 Xelahe-stäyf 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 Xelahe-stäyf 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 Xelahe-stäyf's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Kad Xelahe-stäyf tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Eel Hound near Kad Xelahe-stäyf are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kad Xelahe-stäyf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves line dance to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 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 Xelahe-stäyf Census Data: Year 2000

21636 of Kad Xelahe-stäyf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1178 work in Agriculture
• 4753 work as Craftsmen
• 1744 work as Merchants
• 3245 work as Service Workers
• 2263 work as General Laborers
• 896 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3184 work as Civil Servants
• 1978 work in Cottage Industries
• 1230 work as Artists
• 1165 work in Produce Industries

33163 of Kad Xelahe-stäyf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2884 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Xelahe-stäyf is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Kad Xelahe-stäyf is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Kad Xelahe-stäyf was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 21 days. Kad Xelahe-stäyf lost 144 people and 200 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Calamity's Flame.

History