Smōkyan Rak Hadfow

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow (/ˈsmoːkjan/ /rak/ [smooth; sleek] [shelf; rack]) is a subtropical City located in Chyûyu̽ Kâri Kingdom, Bæru̽sa Vu̽ Empire, within the Warren.

The name Smōkyan Rak Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Smōkyan Rak Hadfow was founded by Rhelid, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 0°C (32°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -25°C (-13°F). Smōkyan Rak Hadfow receives an average of 288 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Smōkyan Rak Hadfow covers an area of nearly 36 km² (14 mi²), and an average elevation of 3302 m (10833 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1252, by Rhelid. The establishment of Smōkyan Rak Hadfow was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Rhelid struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Smōkyan Rak Hadfow as a prison colony.

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Smōkyan Rak Hadfow is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow is is constructed arround a series of premissive carved bedrock mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. 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. Astonishigly, the millitarily questionable fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This city is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Smōkyan Rak 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.

Smōkyan Rak 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.

Smōkyan Rak 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.

Smōkyan Rak 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.

Smōkyan Rak 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.

Smōkyan Rak 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.

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

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Smōkyan Rak 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 City. Smōkyan Rak Hadfow's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Smōkyan Rak 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 Smōkyan Rak Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Smōkyan Rak 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.

Smōkyan Rak 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.

Smōkyan Rak 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

There’s more than one leader in Smōkyan Rak Hadfow, but at least some of them are at each other’s throats. It might be a conflict between formal leadership and informal authorities, or it could be a struggle among civil officials. Their interests might diverge sharply, or it could be a personal grudge that’s boiled over. Outside threats and internal problems are likely being ignored until the power struggle is resolved.

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Smōkyan Rak Hadfow.

The Leshy, Fungus near Smōkyan Rak Hadfow are known to be quite timid.

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves reenactments to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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.

Smōkyan Rak Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

3131 of Smōkyan Rak Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 177 work in Agriculture
• 698 work as Craftsmen
• 257 work as Merchants
• 482 work as Service Workers
• 323 work as General Laborers
• 126 work as Skilled Laborers
• 449 work as Civil Servants
• 278 work in Cottage Industries
• 175 work as Artists
• 166 work in Produce Industries

5158 of Smōkyan Rak Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 345 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History