Lilgap Nid Bak

Lilgap Nid Bak (/nid/ /bac/ [fake] [hub (center of activity)]) is a subtropical Large City located in Hb-41qwum Zone, Wv-0săbb District, within the Alveria.

The name Lilgap Nid Bak is derived from the Goblin language, as Lilgap Nid Bak was founded by Èlkèqthë, who was culturaly KLEO.

Climate

Lilgap Nid Bak has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Lilgap Nid Bak receives an average of 68 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Lilgap Nid Bak covers an area of nearly 86 km² (34 mi²), and an average elevation of 16304 m (10541 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lilgap Nid Bak was founded durring the early 9th century, by Èlkèqthë. The establishment of Lilgap Nid Bak suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Lilgap Nid Bak which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Lilgap Nid Bak was built using the conventions of KLEO durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lilgap Nid Bak 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.

Lilgap Nid Bak is buildings are located arround a single restrictive flagstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. 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 well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

A look around Lilgap Nid Bak makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Lilgap Nid Bak has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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 Lilgap Nid Bak. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Lilgap Nid Bak's parks.

Lilgap Nid Bak has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Lilgap Nid Bak.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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.

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

Lilgap Nid Bak has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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.

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

Lilgap Nid Bak has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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. Lilgap Nid Bak's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Lilgap Nid Bak's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Lilgap Nid Bak has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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 Lilgap Nid Bak's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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.

Lilgap Nid Bak 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

Lilgap Nid Bak's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Lilgap Nid Bak most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Flowering Lattice near Lilgap Nid Bak are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Lilgap Nid Bak's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Necromancy energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Lilgap Nid Bak Census Data: Year 2000

7718 of Lilgap Nid Bak's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 417 work in Agriculture
• 1757 work as Craftsmen
• 643 work as Merchants
• 1178 work as Service Workers
• 796 work as General Laborers
• 311 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1121 work as Civil Servants
• 675 work in Cottage Industries
• 421 work as Artists
• 399 work in Produce Industries

11329 of Lilgap Nid Bak's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1433 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lilgap Nid Bak is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Lilgap Nid Bak might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

Lilgap Nid Bak is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of protected Lilgap Nid Bak's harvest from an army of bandits. One of Lilgap Nid Bak's festivals remembers the hero.

History