Mäpt ághká-jine

Mäpt ághká-jine (/ə˞xˈcə˞/ /ʤiˈne/ [central] [fat (bodily substance)]) is a subtropical Town located in Fèëcêkê County, Trïpghe Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Mäpt ághká-jine is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt ághká-jine was founded by Brtëg̈ vyim Roxlendyutsɪxt, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt ághká-jine has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Mäpt ághká-jine receives an average of 245 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt ághká-jine covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2586 m (8484 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt ághká-jine was founded durring the late 15th century in spring of the year 1459, by Brtëg̈ vyim Roxlendyutsɪxt. The establishment of Mäpt ághká-jine was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Brtëg̈ vyim Roxlendyutsɪxt electing to pay people to resettle in Mäpt ághká-jine.

Mäpt ághká-jine was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt ághká-jine is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Mäpt ághká-jine is buildings are speckled and packed arround crampt paverstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. 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 quick look in any direction shows Mäpt ághká-jine is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Mäpt ághká-jine 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 ághká-jine's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mäpt ághká-jine 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 ághká-jine 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 ághká-jine's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

In Mäpt ághká-jine during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Ice Elemental, Small near Mäpt ághká-jine are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mäpt ághká-jine's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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 ághká-jine Census Data: Year 2000

427 of Mäpt ághká-jine's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 64 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

830 of Mäpt ághká-jine's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 109 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mäpt ághká-jine is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

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

POI

History

The the a well of Conjuration, an a well imbued with great amounts of Conjuration energies was created in Mäpt ághká-jine by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History