Uk Mbomfo̠ Med

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med (/uc/ /ˈmbomfo̠/ [crazy; insane] [cotton; cloth; napkin]) is a temperate Large City located in the Lithrhinde County of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Uk Mbomfo̠ Med is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Uk Mbomfo̠ Med was founded by Guruth Zienra, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -10°C (14°F). Uk Mbomfo̠ Med receives an average of 170 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Uk Mbomfo̠ Med covers an area of nearly 272 km² (108 mi²), and an average elevation of 4210 m (13812 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1348, by Guruth Zienra. The establishment of Uk Mbomfo̠ Med was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's construction back out of the project. Guruth Zienra pushed on reguardles, and Uk Mbomfo̠ Med was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Uk Mbomfo̠ Med is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature stone brick construction with most buildings posessing towers, turrets, dormers, and wide wrap-around porches. An extreem emphasis on decorative features and emblishments can be seen even on the poorest of homes and makes even the most humble of structures seem a bit regal.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of premissive cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's failry decent fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look arround Uk Mbomfo̠ Med reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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 Uk Mbomfo̠ Med. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's parks.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Uk Mbomfo̠ Med.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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.

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

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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.

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

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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. Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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 Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's natural decorations nor waterways.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med 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

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is short in Uk Mbomfo̠ Med.

The Feyling near Uk Mbomfo̠ Med are known to be quite timid.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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.

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med Census Data: Year 2000

24109 of Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1353 work in Agriculture
• 5470 work as Craftsmen
• 1944 work as Merchants
• 3499 work as Service Workers
• 2537 work as General Laborers
• 993 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3520 work as Civil Servants
• 2149 work in Cottage Industries
• 1343 work as Artists
• 1301 work in Produce Industries

38121 of Uk Mbomfo̠ Med's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1924 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Uk Mbomfo̠ Med has a conflict with a neighboring community. This usually isn't part of a larger war, but is instead a personal animosity between them. It may be the community has suffered at their enemy's hands, or they may have been the ones applying the suffering. Constant low-level skirmishes and trouble making go on between the two.

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History

The the a suit of Banded mail of Summoning, an a suit of Banded mail imbued with notable amounts of Summoning energies was created in Uk Mbomfo̠ Med by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History