Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt (/ə˞ˈdæ̝t/ /kə˞gd drapt/ [greedy] [vein]) is a temperate Large City located in the Gïtarejé Principality of the Nasdi.

The name Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt is derived from the Sylvin language, as Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt was founded by Glêbel, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt has a yearly average temperature of 2°C (35°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a freezing 0°C (32°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 5°C (41°F). Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt receives an average of 242 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt covers an area of nearly 91 km² (36 mi²), and an average elevation of 2548 m (8359 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt was founded durring the late 11th century, by Glêbel. The establishment of Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Glêbel struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt as a prison colony.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt is buildings are arranged arround a single crampt cobblestone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The unusual yet seemingly effective 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.

A look around Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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 Urïpá-kágd Drapt possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

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

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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 Urïpá-kágd Drapt's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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 Urïpá-kágd Drapt has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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 Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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 Urïpá-kágd Drapt's natural decorations nor waterways.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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 Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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 Urïpá-kágd Drapt 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

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Udaeus near Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Conjuration 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.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt Census Data: Year 2000

8223 of Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 472 work in Agriculture
• 1825 work as Craftsmen
• 663 work as Merchants
• 1269 work as Service Workers
• 833 work as General Laborers
• 332 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1206 work as Civil Servants
• 702 work in Cottage Industries
• 460 work as Artists
• 461 work in Produce Industries

13019 of Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 433 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt lost 267 people, 323 livestock, and 31 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 73, when members of Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's militia enacted an operation to delay the operations of the enemy. The operation was complicated by one of the key objectives in the operation requiring sticking to a very strict and short time table. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the depot, which ended in a stalemate for Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Slæ̈rn Urïpá-kágd Drapt's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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