Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt (/ʤə˞nv/ /osˈkɪlt/ [false; fake] [meadow; prairie]) is a temperate Town located in the Xläghkulk Principality of the Koiapian City-state.

The name Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt was founded by Geng vyim Rovuldfilf, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt has a yearly average temperature of 5°C (41°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 3°C (37°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt receives an average of 248 cm/y (97 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 892 m (2926 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt was founded durring the early 11th century, by Geng vyim Rovuldfilf. The establishment of Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt is buildings are built arround a single crampt paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt 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 Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt's parks.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt 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.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt 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.

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

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt 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 Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt 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.

Cultural Notes

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt.

The Crawling Hand near Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves square dance to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 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.

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt Census Data: Year 2000

403 of Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

836 of Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 79 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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 . Mäpt Fidi-oskïlt created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History