Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä (/ceˈmjup/ /iˈjukɑ/ [country (rural area)] [description]) is a subtropical Town located in Jitdêjrikè County, Åx̄gÿhlvoÿhchpheh Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä was founded by Acharnith vyim Roxlendirdirn, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1652 m (5419 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä was founded durring the late 15th century in spring of the year 1371, by Acharnith vyim Roxlendirdirn. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Acharnith vyim Roxlendirdirn.

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä is no diffrent. The town'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.

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä is buildings folow an organic layout of narrow flagstone streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä's timber-based walls 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 town as needed.

A look around Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine which 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. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä 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 Kemjup-ijukä has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä 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 Kemjup-ijukä 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.

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

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä 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 Town. Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä 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 Kemjup-ijukä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä 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.

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä 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

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä's bank 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä.

The Serpentfolk near Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves bloodletting to channel Enchantment 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 Kemjup-ijukä Census Data: Year 2000

436 of Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 95 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 69 work as Service Workers
• 44 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

864 of Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 68 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Síhmhufíh Basin was struck by a drought when Lake Ooze grew too small to continue feeding Backwater Loire, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Mäpt Kemjup-ijukä lost 285 people, and 127 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 6 weeks, which are remembered as the Mourning Thirst.

History