Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow (/ˈnombo̠/ /no˞n/ [messy] [holiday; vacation]) is a subtropical City located in Miqtskrajdvidu Parish, Jukepukohu Diocese, within the Irus.

The name Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow was founded by Kèsë, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow receives an average of 70 cm/y (27 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow covers an area of nearly 41 km² (16 mi²), and an average elevation of 10128 m (-9721 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow was founded durring the late 17th century in early winter of the year 1572, by Kèsë. The establishment of Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow is no diffrent. The city'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.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow is is constructed arround a series of restrictive flagstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The city's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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 Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's parks.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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.

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

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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.

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

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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 City. Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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 Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via divine sermons.

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.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

3589 of Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 198 work in Agriculture
• 797 work as Craftsmen
• 283 work as Merchants
• 556 work as Service Workers
• 366 work as General Laborers
• 147 work as Skilled Laborers
• 531 work as Civil Servants
• 321 work in Cottage Industries
• 200 work as Artists
• 190 work in Produce Industries

5436 of Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 679 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow 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 late 2nd century, Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow was attacked by a renegade group of the army. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow lost 152 people, 395 livestock, and 77 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 189, when members of Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's militia enacted an operation to patrol a specific area to dissuade the enemy from their current activities. The operation was complicated by a significant percentage of the militia choose to go abandon the operation and return home. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in a stalemate for Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Nombo̠ Nön Hadfow's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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