Ngätái-ow Xluwuf

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf (/hutˈso/ /ow/ [nice] [catalog]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Fïtaglokīē Principality of the Olatkana.

The name Ngätái-ow Xluwuf is derived from the Goblin language, as Ngätái-ow Xluwuf was founded by Khèsî, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 2°C (35°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 5°C (41°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing 0°C (32°F). Ngätái-ow Xluwuf receives an average of 195 cm/y (76 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the brutaly long winter months. Ngätái-ow Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 114 km² (45 mi²), and an average elevation of 2108 m (6916 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1217, by Khèsî. The establishment of Ngätái-ow Xluwuf was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Khèsî electing to pay people to resettle in Ngätái-ow Xluwuf.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ngätái-ow Xluwuf is no diffrent. The city'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.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive paverstone 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 city has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The city's monster and outlaw focused fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Ngätái-ow Xluwuf ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Ngätái-ow Xluwuf as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the city brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf 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 Ngätái-ow Xluwuf. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's parks.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ngätái-ow Xluwuf.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf 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.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf 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.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf 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.

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

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf 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 City. Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf 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 Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf 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.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf 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

The locals have cut a deal with some unspeakable entity, trading some form of tribute (benign of horrific) in exchange for the being’s forbearance or assistance. Outsiders may be ignorant of the bargain, or they may know that the community is in thrall but be too fearful of its master to take action against them. The creature likely serves as a protector as well as a tyrant, so the locals may be content with the deal even if it doesn’t offer any further inducement or aid.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Ngätái-ow Xluwuf sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Fogwarden near Ngätái-ow Xluwuf are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 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.

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

10187 of Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 571 work in Agriculture
• 2302 work as Craftsmen
• 831 work as Merchants
• 1576 work as Service Workers
• 1034 work as General Laborers
• 414 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1470 work as Civil Servants
• 887 work in Cottage Industries
• 562 work as Artists
• 540 work in Produce Industries

14876 of Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1886 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ngätái-ow Xluwuf's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

The the a suit of Jazerant armor of Necromancy, an a suit of Jazerant armor imbued with great amounts of Necromancy energies was created in Ngätái-ow Xluwuf by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History