Kotbu Lët Hadfow

Kotbu Lët Hadfow (/ˈkotbu/ /lɛt/ [shy] [panorama]) is a subtropical Large City located in Im Ljōaftō Kingdom, Moko̠ë Empire, within the Warren.

The name Kotbu Lët Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kotbu Lët Hadfow was founded by Nīrmboī Gä̌ 'Kitty Teen' Rāy Ermé̄ Cúchī̄̄b, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Kotbu Lët Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 10°C (50°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -4°C (25°F). Kotbu Lët Hadfow receives an average of 298 cm/y (117 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the brutaly long winter months. Kotbu Lët Hadfow covers an area of nearly 58 km² (23 mi²), and an average elevation of 4672 m (15328 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kotbu Lët Hadfow was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1172, by Nīrmboī Gä̌ 'Kitty Teen' Rāy Ermé̄ Cúchī̄̄b. The establishment of Kotbu Lët Hadfow was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kotbu Lët Hadfow's construction back out of the project. Nīrmboī Gä̌ 'Kitty Teen' Rāy Ermé̄ Cúchī̄̄b pushed on reguardles, and Kotbu Lët Hadfow was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kotbu Lët Hadfow is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious gravel streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. 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 maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

Right off the bat Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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. It’s easy to see where their wealth comes from the more you look arround. Every aspect of the city has been developed with care and great thought. The people themselves act deliberately and with care in even the simplest of daily actions.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kotbu Lët Hadfow has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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 Kotbu Lët Hadfow. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kotbu Lët Hadfow's parks.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Kotbu Lët Hadfow.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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.

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

Kotbu Lët Hadfow has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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.

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

Kotbu Lët Hadfow has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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. Kotbu Lët Hadfow's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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 Kotbu Lët Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow 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

Kotbu Lët Hadfow's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Kotbu Lët Hadfow there are no smells.

The Freezing Flow near Kotbu Lët Hadfow are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Kotbu Lët Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

5160 of Kotbu Lët Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 277 work in Agriculture
• 1150 work as Craftsmen
• 417 work as Merchants
• 782 work as Service Workers
• 523 work as General Laborers
• 205 work as Skilled Laborers
• 771 work as Civil Servants
• 470 work in Cottage Industries
• 283 work as Artists
• 282 work in Produce Industries

8283 of Kotbu Lët Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 274 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Kotbu Lët Hadfow is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century was ravaged by a deadly sickness. was the epicenter of the disaster, but Kotbu Lët Hadfow suffered the most. Kotbu Lët Hadfow lost 122 people, 333 livestock, and 42 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is spoken of in hushed whispers as the Wrath of Trepidation.

History