Mäpt Irn-ryont

Mäpt Irn-ryont (/irn/ /rjont/ [honest; pure; sincere; authentic; clean; earnest; wholesome] [genetics]) is a subtropical Town located in Ùnliy̼sàkē County, Ánjimku Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Mäpt Irn-ryont is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Irn-ryont was founded by Thugrer vyim Rovuldtems, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Irn-ryont has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 12°C (53°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Mäpt Irn-ryont receives an average of 283 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt Irn-ryont covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2466 m (8090 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Irn-ryont was founded durring the early 11th century, by Thugrer vyim Rovuldtems. The establishment of Mäpt Irn-ryont suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Mäpt Irn-ryont was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Irn-ryont is no diffrent. The town'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.

Mäpt Irn-ryont is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad split-log ties streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. 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.

A look around Mäpt Irn-ryont gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Mäpt Irn-ryont has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Mäpt Irn-ryont 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 Irn-ryont's town hall 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.

In Mäpt Irn-ryont hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Church Grim near Mäpt Irn-ryont are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Mäpt Irn-ryont's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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 Irn-ryont Census Data: Year 2000

393 of Mäpt Irn-ryont's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 85 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 65 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 61 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

787 of Mäpt Irn-ryont's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 88 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mäpt Irn-ryont is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

Mäpt Irn-ryont is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Mäpt Irn-ryont's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History