Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä (/ŋgaɪ̯̄tæm/ /æwlsoʊ̯ŋʊɹmɒl/ [personal] [a virgin]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Gē̌lerkéōw Region of the Goblin Tribes.

The name Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä was founded by Urgata Giant Bees Spitting Eurypterids, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 15°C (59°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä receives an average of 255 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä covers an area of nearly 126 km² (50 mi²), and an average elevation of 2528 m (8293 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1048, by Urgata Giant Bees Spitting Eurypterids. The establishment of Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's construction back out of the project. Urgata Giant Bees Spitting Eurypterids pushed on reguardles, and Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious split-log ties 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 city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Unfortuantly, these Relic of the World That Was are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä shows Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The city has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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 Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's parks.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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. Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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 Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä 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

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is long in Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä.

The Shredskin near Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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.

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä Census Data: Year 2000

11204 of Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 606 work in Agriculture
• 2506 work as Craftsmen
• 884 work as Merchants
• 1667 work as Service Workers
• 1140 work as General Laborers
• 467 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1670 work as Civil Servants
• 1015 work in Cottage Industries
• 638 work as Artists
• 611 work in Produce Industries

17428 of Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1192 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Fretë-uv Moor was struck by a drought when Lake Verde grew too small to continue feeding Creek Hasrood, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Ngītäm äwlsoukōrmawl Ni̋ēkēä lost 133 people, and 278 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 3 weeks, which are remembered as the Horror Thirst.

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