Väpi-xkop Xluwuf (/ə˞ˈnjim/ /xcop/ [painful] [reef]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Trävstengh Region of the Goblin Tribes.
The name Väpi-xkop Xluwuf is derived from the Sylvin language, as Väpi-xkop Xluwuf was founded by Anderson, who was culturaly Gnoll.
Climate
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 11°C (51°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Väpi-xkop Xluwuf receives an average of 268 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Väpi-xkop Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 201 km2 (80 mi2), and an average elevation of 4172 m (13687 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1357, by Anderson. The establishment of Väpi-xkop Xluwuf suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Väpi-xkop Xluwuf which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf is is constructed arround a semi-circular spacious cobblestone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The city's cost-cutting-focused defences 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.
Civic Infrastructure
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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 Väpi-xkop Xluwuf. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's parks.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Väpi-xkop Xluwuf.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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. Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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 Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf 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
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..
In Väpi-xkop Xluwuf tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.
The Winter Wolf near Väpi-xkop Xluwuf are known to be more aggressive than normal.
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Chronomancy 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.
Agriculture
Dairy Farmers: 95
Farmers: 126
Farm Laborer: 240
Hunters: 155
Milk Maids: 130
Ranchers: 66
Ranch Hands: 148
Shepherds: 109
Farmland: 194429 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 12031
Poultry: 144378
Swine: 9625
Sheep: 481
Goats: 96
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 4812
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 94
Blacksmiths: 126
Bookbinders: 60
Buckle-makers: 66
Cabinetmakers: 106
Candlemakers: 165
Carpenters: 143
Clothmakers: 141
Coach and Harness Makers: 50
Coopers: 133
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 65
Copyists: 46
Cutlers: 39
Fabricworkers: 106
Farrier: 275
Furriers: 31
Glassworkers: 165
Gunsmiths: 108
Harness-Makers: 45
Hatters: 97
Hosiery Workers: 34
Jewelers: 53
Leatherwrights: 133
Locksmiths: 49
Matchstick makers: 77
Musical Instrument Makers: 70
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 59
Paper Workers: 71
Plasterers: 64
Pursemakers: 80
Roofers: 48
Ropemakers: 49
Rugmakers: 45
Saddlers: 90
Scabbardmakers: 103
Scalemakers: 51
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 31
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 46
Shoemakers: 45
Soap and Tallow Workers: 168
Tailors: 331
Tanners: 60
Upholsterers: 70
Watchmakers: 67
Weavers: 130
Whitesmiths: 38
Merchants
Adventuring Goods Retellers: 33
Arcana Sellers: 33
Beer-Sellers: 62
Booksellers: 75
Butchers: 109
Chandlers: 130
Chicken Butchers: 125
Entrepreneurs: 50
Fine Clothiers: 123
Fishmongers: 114
Florists: 28
Potion Sellers: 85
Resellers: 229
Spice Merchants: 63
Wine-sellers: 100
Wheelwright: 71
Woodsellers: 44
Service workers
Bakers: 300
Barbers: 175
Coachmen: 74
Cooks: 209
Doctors: 103
Gamekeepers: 78
Grooms: 41
Hairdressers: 171
Healers: 125
Housekeepers: 155
Housemaids: 300
House Stewards: 133
Inns: 45
Laundry maids: 87
Maidservants: 165
Nursery Maids: 89
Pastrycooks: 171
Restaurateur: 209
Tavern Keepers: 209
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 68
Bleachers: 44
Chemical Workers: 27
Coal Heavers: 96
In-Town Couriers: 106
Long Haul Couriers: 109
Dockyard Workers: 102
Gas Workers: 23
Hay Merchants: 39
Leech Collectors: 139
Millers: 109
Miners: 106
Oilmen and Polishers: 78
Postmen: 104
Pure Finder: 63
Skinners: 126
Sugar Refiners: 27
Tosher: 74
Warehousemen: 155
Watercarriers: 99
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 137
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 62
Alchemist: 74
Clerk: 104
Dentists: 48
Educators: 118
Engineers: 67
Gardeners: 50
Mages: 35
Plumbers: 50
Pharmacist: 55
Professors: 21
Scientists: 35
Wizards: 20
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 45
Bankers: 67
Civil Clerks: 114
Civic Iudex: 54
Consultants: 32
Exorcist: 104
Fixers: 56
Kami Clerk: 97
Landlords: 95
Lawyers: 55
Legend Keepers: 81
Militia Officers: 401
Monks, Monastic: 165
Monks, Civic: 155
Historian, Oral: 106
Historian, Textual: 57
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 109
Priests: 192
Rangers: 65
Rat Catchers: 74
Scholars: 72
Spiritualist: 94
Slayers: 27
Storytellers: 188
Military Officers: 160
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 145
Comfort Services: 200
Enchanters: 55
Herbalists: 53
Jaminators: 155
Needleworkers: 178
Potters: 78
Preserve Makers: 137
Quilters: 75
Seamsters: 370
Spinners: 145
Tinker: 54
Weaver: 123
Artists
Actors: 48
Architects: 19
Bards: 71
Costumers: 29
Dancers: 54
Drafters: 31
Engravers: 38
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 23
Glaziers: 51
Inlayers: 46
Musicians: 145
Painters, Art: 24
Playwrights: 51
Sculptors, Art: 43
Wood Carvers: 178
Writers: 185
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 165
Canners: 141
Cheesmakers: 185
Ice Merchants: 21
Millers: 100
Picklers: 87
Smokers: 60
Stockmakers: 56
Tobacconists: 77
Tallowmakers: 106
18447 of Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
974 work in Agriculture
4123 work as Craftsmen
1474 work as Merchants
2839 work as Service Workers
1831 work as General Laborers
739 work as Skilled Laborers
2665 work as Civil Servants
1768 work in Cottage Industries
1036 work as Artists
998 work in Produce Industries
26792 of Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2887 (6%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Väpi-xkop Xluwuf has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.
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History
A vast influx of newcomers over the last 1 years has greatly spiked Väpi-xkop Xluwuf's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.
The the a tunic of Conjuration, an a tunic imbued with great amounts of Conjuration energies was created in Väpi-xkop Xluwuf by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.