Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow (/no˞r/ /noˈfo̠ku sci̽/ [successful] [upper class]) is a subtropical Large City located in Wo̠tlyor Kingdom, Moko̠ë Empire, within the Warren.

The name Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow was founded by Shtigneng, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the brutaly long winter months. Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow covers an area of nearly 76 km² (30 mi²), and an average elevation of 4978 m (16332 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1119, by Shtigneng. The establishment of Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Shtigneng electing to pay people to resettle in Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow is was constructed arround several spacious baked earthen mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. 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. Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Right off the bat Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

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

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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 Large City. Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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 Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow'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 Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow.

The Ice Elemental, Large near Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow are known to be quite timid.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Necromancy 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.

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

6898 of Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 378 work in Agriculture
• 1516 work as Craftsmen
• 568 work as Merchants
• 1070 work as Service Workers
• 690 work as General Laborers
• 279 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1041 work as Civil Servants
• 624 work in Cottage Industries
• 381 work as Artists
• 351 work in Produce Industries

10131 of Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1086 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

POI

History

The the a mummified relic of Enchantment, an a mummified relic imbued with great amounts of Enchantment energies was created near Nör Nofo̠ku Ski̽ Hadfow by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History