Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē (/mirˈtid/ /ikˈnæ̝/ [relevant] [millennium]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Ákowror Region of the Confederation of Goblin Tribes.

The name Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē was founded by Saguipedia vyim Mɑnkfilf, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 4°C (39°F). Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē receives an average of 233 cm/y (91 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1224 m (4015 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1263, by Saguipedia vyim Mɑnkfilf. The establishment of Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Saguipedia vyim Mɑnkfilf struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē as a prison colony.

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē 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 Vahelaho-iknē is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt cobblestone streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Unfortuantly, these would-be-castle fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē 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 Town. Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē 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 Vahelaho-iknē's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē 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 Vahelaho-iknē 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Jelly, Marsh near Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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 Vahelaho-iknē Census Data: Year 2000

508 of Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 111 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 82 work as Service Workers
• 52 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 77 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

944 of Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 109 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mäpt Vahelaho-iknē 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 early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History