Kad Xihwux-dehaīé

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé (/xiˈhwux/ /deˈhajj/ [brief] [relationship]) is a temperate Large City located in the Mididïleghi Principality of the Nutheli.

The name Kad Xihwux-dehaīé is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Xihwux-dehaīé was founded by Cyih, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé has a yearly average temperature of 3°C (37°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -22°C (-7°F). Kad Xihwux-dehaīé receives an average of 223 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kad Xihwux-dehaīé covers an area of nearly 68 km² (27 mi²), and an average elevation of 3060 m (10039 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1404, by Cyih. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Xihwux-dehaīé 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 Xihwux-dehaīé is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive split-log ties streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Kad Xihwux-dehaīé's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The city's unusual yet seemingly effective 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 quick look in any direction shows Kad Xihwux-dehaīé is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this city live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé 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 Xihwux-dehaīé's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé 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 Xihwux-dehaīé's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé 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 Xihwux-dehaīé 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 Xihwux-dehaīé 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 Xihwux-dehaīé's chapel 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 Xihwux-dehaīé there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Donratty near Kad Xihwux-dehaīé are known to be quite timid.

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 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 Xihwux-dehaīé Census Data: Year 2000

5954 of Kad Xihwux-dehaīé's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 343 work in Agriculture
• 1353 work as Craftsmen
• 500 work as Merchants
• 868 work as Service Workers
• 613 work as General Laborers
• 246 work as Skilled Laborers
• 858 work as Civil Servants
• 523 work in Cottage Industries
• 339 work as Artists
• 311 work in Produce Industries

9246 of Kad Xihwux-dehaīé's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 800 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Xihwux-dehaīé 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 Xihwux-dehaīé's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

The the a crown of Invocation, an a crown imbued with notable amounts of Invocation energies was created near Kad Vept-trimu by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History