Mäpt Vidimu-mup

Mäpt Vidimu-mup (/aŋˈge/ /mup/ [bastard] [bud]) is a temperate Small Town located in the Fïtaglokīē Principality of the City-state of Olatkana.

The name Mäpt Vidimu-mup is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt Vidimu-mup was founded by Thugrer vyim Yuvnoirdirn, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt Vidimu-mup has a yearly average temperature of 2°C (35°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 17°C (62°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -13°C (9°F). Mäpt Vidimu-mup 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 Vidimu-mup covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2200 m (7217 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt Vidimu-mup was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1377, by Thugrer vyim Yuvnoirdirn. 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 Thugrer vyim Yuvnoirdirn.

Mäpt Vidimu-mup was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt Vidimu-mup 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 Vidimu-mup is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive paverstone 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 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.

Mäpt Vidimu-mup is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Mäpt Vidimu-mup 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 Vidimu-mup's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

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

The Bonewrought Willow near Mäpt Vidimu-mup are known to be quite timid.

Mäpt Vidimu-mup's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 via singing.

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 Vidimu-mup Census Data: Year 2000

277 of Mäpt Vidimu-mup's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 57 work as Craftsmen
• 20 work as Merchants
• 45 work as Service Workers
• 29 work as General Laborers
• 9 work as Skilled Laborers
• 42 work as Civil Servants
• 26 work in Cottage Industries
• 12 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

610 of Mäpt Vidimu-mup's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 77 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Mäpt Vidimu-mup is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

Mäpt Vidimu-mup has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

The the a torc of Charm, an a torc imbued with great amounts of Charm energies was created in Mäpt Vidï-ehmánt by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History