Sdo Kïspä-fokwa

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa ([root words not on file] [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Metropolis located in the Tahyko District of the Lallalan City-state.

The name Sdo Kïspä-fokwa is derived from the Sylvin language, as Sdo Kïspä-fokwa was founded by Mé̄s Yoúrmë̌ 'Dixon Aplenty' Cú̄w̋ń Ra̋ń̄ Bé̄kīsh Brailsford, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has a yearly average temperature of 0°C (32°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant -24°C (-11°F). Sdo Kïspä-fokwa receives an average of 200 cm/y (78 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Sdo Kïspä-fokwa covers an area of nearly 509 km² (203 mi²), and an average elevation of 5070 m (16633 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1405, by Mé̄s Yoúrmë̌ 'Dixon Aplenty' Cú̄w̋ń Ra̋ń̄ Bé̄kīsh Brailsford. The establishment of Sdo Kïspä-fokwa suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Sdo Kïspä-fokwa which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sdo Kïspä-fokwa is no diffrent. The metropolis'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.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of restrictive flagstone streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The lakeside metropolis is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Sdo Kïspä-fokwa, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The metropolis's Relic of the World That Was are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the metropoliss defences.

A look around Sdo Kïspä-fokwa makes it abundantly clear the metropolis 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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 Sdo Kïspä-fokwa. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's parks.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Sdo Kïspä-fokwa.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.

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

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

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.

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

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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 Metropolis. Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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 Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's natural decorations nor waterways.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Sdo Kïspä-fokwa they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Sdo Kïspä-fokwa all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Tooth Fairy near Sdo Kïspä-fokwa are known to be quite timid.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via throat chanting.

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 Eyom'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.

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa Census Data: Year 2000

1210255 of Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 71143 work in Agriculture
• 274733 work as Craftsmen
• 98110 work as Merchants
• 180978 work as Service Workers
• 120714 work as General Laborers
• 50232 work as Skilled Laborers
• 178623 work as Civil Servants
• 106646 work in Cottage Industries
• 65063 work as Artists
• 64013 work in Produce Industries

2171140 of Sdo Kïspä-fokwa's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. -207310 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Sdo Kïspä-fokwa makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a suit of scale armour of Mysticism, an a suit of scale armour imbued with great amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Qi̘v Iēuùloi̊raf by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History