Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu (/whost/ /zoˈda/ [transparent] [mattress]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Veláïkulk Principality of the City-state of Tano.

The name Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu is derived from the Gnollish language, as Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu was founded by Ambylus vyim Roxlendcu, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu has a yearly average temperature of -3°C (27°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -30°C (-22°F). Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu receives an average of 203 cm/y (79 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3158 m (10360 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1483, by Ambylus vyim Roxlendcu. The establishment of Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Ambylus vyim Roxlendcu struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu as a prison colony.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu is buildings are located arround a single broad flagstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's timber-based walls are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look around Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do.

Civic Infrastructure

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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 Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's parks.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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.

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

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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 Town. Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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 Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's natural decorations nor waterways.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu 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

While Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu.

The Snake, Constrictor (Anaconda) near Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu are known to be quite timid.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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.

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu Census Data: Year 2000

483 of Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 110 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 72 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

939 of Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 90 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu was attacked by organized criminals with significant wealth and power. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu lost 232 people, 394 livestock, and 92 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 219, when members of Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a noble, then secure them. The operation was complicated by enemy spies who revealed the militia's plan. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in defeat for Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Nkahotá-zoda Rudnoplu's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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