Ságáï-pá Xluwuf

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf (/jujj/ /pə˞/ [lazy] [salt]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Mididïleghi Principality of the Nutheli.

The name Ságáï-pá Xluwuf is derived from the Goblin language, as Ságáï-pá Xluwuf was founded by Glë, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 1°C (33°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant -23°C (-9°F). Ságáï-pá Xluwuf receives an average of 220 cm/y (86 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ságáï-pá Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 114 km² (45 mi²), and an average elevation of 2808 m (9212 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1104, by Glë. The establishment of Ságáï-pá Xluwuf was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Glë electing to pay people to resettle in Ságáï-pá Xluwuf.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ságáï-pá Xluwuf is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf is buildings have been located at convienant points along the gorge Ságáï-pá Xluwuf was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the broad cobblestone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The city posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Ságáï-pá Xluwuf's failry decent fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Ságáï-pá Xluwuf gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Ságáï-pá Xluwuf can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Ságáï-pá Xluwuf places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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 Ságáï-pá Xluwuf. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ságáï-pá Xluwuf's parks.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ságáï-pá Xluwuf.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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.

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

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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. Ságáï-pá Xluwuf's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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 Ságáï-pá Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf 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

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Ságáï-pá Xluwuf rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Cloud Dragon, Wyrmling near Ságáï-pá Xluwuf are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

10124 of Ságáï-pá Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 544 work in Agriculture
• 2262 work as Craftsmen
• 828 work as Merchants
• 1579 work as Service Workers
• 1031 work as General Laborers
• 427 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1480 work as Civil Servants
• 885 work in Cottage Industries
• 550 work as Artists
• 538 work in Produce Industries

15751 of Ságáï-pá Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1078 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ságáï-pá Xluwuf is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History