Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri (/tit/ /ˈtjalfo̠m/ [precious; rare] [cove]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Gde̜ngwatyod Moot of the Rosid.

The name Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri is derived from the Sylvin language, as Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri was founded by Mlëi, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri has a yearly average temperature of 6°C (42°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 -13°C (9°F). Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri receives an average of 307 cm/y (120 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri covers an area of nearly 207 km² (82 mi²), and an average elevation of 3742 m (12276 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri was founded durring the early 19th century in late fall of the year 1807, by Mlëi. The establishment of Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Mlëi struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri as a prison colony.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 19th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow cobblestone streets which form octogonal 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 city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri’s streets. The city is very clearly a joyfull place as well as relaxing. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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 Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri's parks.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

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

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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. Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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 Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri 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

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is recurring in Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri.

The Vodyanoi near Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Enchantment energies of tier 2 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri Census Data: Year 2000

18574 of Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1061 work in Agriculture
• 4110 work as Craftsmen
• 1486 work as Merchants
• 2842 work as Service Workers
• 1942 work as General Laborers
• 754 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2735 work as Civil Servants
• 1662 work in Cottage Industries
• 997 work as Artists
• 985 work in Produce Industries

29363 of Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 978 (2%) are noncontributers.

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History

Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century heavy spring rains following an uncharacteristically dry year and a minor earthquake resulted in the collapse of the north slope of Crestone Mountain. the landslide struck Tit Tyalfo̠m Gri, and devastated the community. 285 people, 365 livestock, and 78 buildings were lost to the calamity. The disaster is recorded in history as Terror's Fall.

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