Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs (/zel/ /ˈjɪʤɪs/ [address] [pattern; rhythm; motif; constellation]) is a temperate Large City located in En-85pwǐl Zone, Madraměvì District, within the Alveria.

The name Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs is derived from the Goblin language, as Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs was founded by Tshêpí, who was culturaly KLEO.

Climate

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs receives an average of 235 cm/y (92 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs covers an area of nearly 218 km² (87 mi²), and an average elevation of 2632 m (8635 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1106, by Tshêpí. The establishment of Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Tshêpí struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs as a prison colony.

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs was built using the conventions of KLEO durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs 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.

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs is is constructed arround a series of broad paverstone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs'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. Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs's unusual though effective defenses are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

Even the most brief look arround Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The city is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs 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 Zel-yǐjĭǐs's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs 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 Zel-yǐjĭǐs 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 Zel-yǐjĭǐs's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs 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 Zel-yǐjĭǐs 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 Zel-yǐjĭǐs 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.

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs 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

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

The Witchcrow near Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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 Zel-yǐjĭǐs Census Data: Year 2000

18960 of Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1012 work in Agriculture
• 4218 work as Craftsmen
• 1573 work as Merchants
• 2856 work as Service Workers
• 2046 work as General Laborers
• 797 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2692 work as Civil Servants
• 1691 work in Cottage Industries
• 1081 work as Artists
• 994 work in Produce Industries

29045 of Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3064 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea 3 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs lost 288 people, 207 livestock, and 74 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 115, when members of Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs's militia enacted an operation to secure a particular vault to utilize it for a specific task. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Lilgap Zel-yǐjĭǐs's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History