Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez (/drigd/ /slez/ [weird; strange; bizarre; peculiar] [plague]) is a temperate Large City located in the Mididïleghi Principality of the Nutheli.

The name Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez is derived from the Sylvin language, as Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez was founded by Hå, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez has a yearly average temperature of 2°C (35°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -23°C (-9°F). Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez receives an average of 231 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez covers an area of nearly 78 km² (31 mi²), and an average elevation of 4232 m (13884 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez was founded durring the early 9th century, by Hå. The establishment of Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez is buildings are built arround a single crampt paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The city's millitarily questionable fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet city filled with closed scriptoriums, people quietly yet dejectedly reading in isolated places around town, and the occasional book laying in a heap of garbage.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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 Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's parks.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

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

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

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

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

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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. Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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 Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez 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

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez there is no wind.

The Slithering Pit near Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez Census Data: Year 2000

7070 of Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 397 work in Agriculture
• 1568 work as Craftsmen
• 574 work as Merchants
• 1071 work as Service Workers
• 705 work as General Laborers
• 290 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1059 work as Civil Servants
• 636 work in Cottage Industries
• 390 work as Artists
• 380 work in Produce Industries

10308 of Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1109 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez is seriously plagued with raiders. One or more groups of persistent plunderers are hitting the community repeatedly, and they lack the necessary resources to fend them off or protect all their holdings.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez lost 121 people, 369 livestock, and 83 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 126, when members of Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's militia enacted an operation to defend a particular elites group from enemy attack. The operation was complicated by the enemy forces had far more numbers than estimated. The conflict ended with the defense of the fortification against a siege, which ended in a stalemate for Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Slæ̈rn Káxï-slez's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History