Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä (/kɛ̌/ /gɑ̋mpʰiː/ [stubborn] [outline]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Doûvnḱínts̄r Region of the Goblin Tribes.

The name Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä was founded by Giant Skate Spiders Giant Isopods Blood Caterpillars, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä receives an average of 276 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä covers an area of nearly 89 km² (35 mi²), and an average elevation of 2036 m (6679 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä was founded durring the early 11th century, by Giant Skate Spiders Giant Isopods Blood Caterpillars. The establishment of Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Giant Skate Spiders Giant Isopods Blood Caterpillars struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä as a prison colony.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä is buildings are arranged arround a single narrow canals 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 the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. The city's exceptionaly well made fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The city is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä.

Civic Infrastructure

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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 Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä's parks.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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. Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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 Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä 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

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is short in Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä.

The Bogwiggle near Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via singing.

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.

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä Census Data: Year 2000

8008 of Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 449 work in Agriculture
• 1793 work as Craftsmen
• 654 work as Merchants
• 1230 work as Service Workers
• 825 work as General Laborers
• 322 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1152 work as Civil Servants
• 706 work in Cottage Industries
• 452 work as Artists
• 425 work in Produce Industries

12702 of Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 422 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ká̌ Ga̋mpfy Ni̋ēkēä makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History