Mäpt ánjä-prip

Mäpt ánjä-prip (/ə˞ˈnjɑ/ /prip/ [young] [offer]) is a temperate Small Town located in the Digitznä Principality of the City-state of Nika.

The name Mäpt ánjä-prip is derived from the Gnollish language, as Mäpt ánjä-prip was founded by Lahgo vyim Rolɑrtɑrusg, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Mäpt ánjä-prip has a yearly average temperature of 0°C (32°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -27°C (-16°F). Mäpt ánjä-prip receives an average of 275 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mäpt ánjä-prip covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3396 m (11141 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mäpt ánjä-prip was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1141, by Lahgo vyim Rolɑrtɑrusg. 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 Lahgo vyim Rolɑrtɑrusg.

Mäpt ánjä-prip was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mäpt ánjä-prip is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Mäpt ánjä-prip is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious worn bedrock streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

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

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

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

Mäpt ánjä-prip 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 ánjä-prip's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Mäpt ánjä-prip.

The Church Grim near Mäpt ánjä-prip are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mäpt ánjä-prip's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves bloodletting to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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 ánjä-prip Census Data: Year 2000

239 of Mäpt ánjä-prip's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 19 work in Agriculture
• 49 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 40 work as Service Workers
• 23 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 36 work as Civil Servants
• 23 work in Cottage Industries
• 9 work as Artists
• 14 work in Produce Industries

591 of Mäpt ánjä-prip's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 43 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mäpt ánjä-prip 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.

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History

The the a bracelet of Mysticism, an a bracelet imbued with great amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Mäpt ánjä-prip by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History