Nostia Mbar Med

Nostia Mbar Med (/ˈnostja/ /mbar/ [bloody] [god]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Szoraka County of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Nostia Mbar Med is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Nostia Mbar Med was founded by Hebrealyn Tununzic, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Nostia Mbar Med has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Nostia Mbar Med receives an average of 94 cm/y (37 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Nostia Mbar Med covers an area of nearly 278 km² (111 mi²), and an average elevation of 5266 m (17276 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nostia Mbar Med was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1208, by Hebrealyn Tununzic. The establishment of Nostia Mbar Med 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.

Nostia Mbar Med was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nostia Mbar Med 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.

Nostia Mbar Med is buildings are arranged within a network of narrow paverstone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Astonishigly, the exceptionaly well made fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Nostia Mbar Med 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 Nostia Mbar Med ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. On top of this is an unmistakable feeling that Nostia Mbar Med is in this condition because there is something terribly wrong with the city. 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 which makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Nostia Mbar Med long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Nostia Mbar Med has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Nostia Mbar Med 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 Nostia Mbar Med. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Nostia Mbar Med's parks.

Nostia Mbar Med has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Nostia Mbar Med.

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

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

Nostia Mbar Med has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

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

Nostia Mbar Med has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Nostia Mbar Med 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. Nostia Mbar Med's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Nostia Mbar Med's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Nostia Mbar Med has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

Nostia Mbar Med 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 Nostia Mbar Med's natural decorations nor waterways.

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

Nostia Mbar Med is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Nostia Mbar Med's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Nostia Mbar Med 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 Sasquatch near Nostia Mbar Med are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Nostia Mbar Med's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 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.

Nostia Mbar Med Census Data: Year 2000

24759 of Nostia Mbar Med's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1318 work in Agriculture
• 5412 work as Craftsmen
• 2007 work as Merchants
• 3851 work as Service Workers
• 2591 work as General Laborers
• 1014 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3614 work as Civil Servants
• 2262 work in Cottage Industries
• 1366 work as Artists
• 1324 work in Produce Industries

36441 of Nostia Mbar Med's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 4606 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nostia Mbar Med's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

Nostia Mbar Med 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.

The the a construct of Mysticism, an a construct imbued with potent amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Norstadt by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History