Town: Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu
Example Gnollish architecture.
StateUnited Kingdom of Undermountain
ProvenceZugsēftä Kingdom
Sub ProvenceQiyèthêfê County
RegionVisa Chyàgo Brush
Founded1144
Community LeaderJarl Shêlêv vyim Roxlendcu
Area5 km2 (2 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp11°C (51°F)
Average Elevation1898 m (6227 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation260 cm/y (102 in/y)
Population1392
Population Density278 people per km2 (696 people per mi2)
Town AuraNecromancy
Naming
Native nameWïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu
Pronunciation/wɪw/ /ɪˈʤegvi/
Direct Translation[special] [lap]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu (/wɪw/ /ɪˈʤegvi/ [special] [lap]) is a subtropical Town located in Qiyèthêfê County, Zugsēftä Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu is derived from the Gnollish language, as Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu was founded by Nuratmihilda vyim Mɑnktunk, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 14°C (57°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu receives an average of 260 cm/y (102 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 1898 m (6227 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1144, by Nuratmihilda vyim Mɑnktunk. The establishment of Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu is no diffrent. The town'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.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu is is constructed arround a semi-circular premissive packed earth mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's peasent-grade are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look around Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu 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 Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's parks.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu 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.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu 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.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu 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.

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

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu 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 Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu 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.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu 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.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu 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

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's town hall 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.

In Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Worg near Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves square dance to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 2
  • Farmers: 4
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 5
  • Milk Maids: 3
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 4
  • Shepherds: 3
    • Farmland: 5679 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 348
    • Poultry: 4176
    • Swine: 278
    • Sheep: 13
    • Goats: 2
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 139

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 2
  • Blacksmiths: 3
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 3
  • Candlemakers: 4
  • Carpenters: 4
  • Clothmakers: 3
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 3
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Copyists: 1
  • Cutlers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 3
  • Farrier: 6
  • Glassworkers: 4
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Harness-Makers: 1
  • Hatters: 2
  • Hosiery Workers: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 4
  • Locksmiths: 1
  • Matchstick makers: 2
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 2
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 2
  • Roofers: 1
  • Ropemakers: 1
  • Rugmakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 2
  • Scabbardmakers: 3
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Shoemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
  • Tailors: 8
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 4
  • Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 2
  • Butchers: 3
  • Chandlers: 3
  • Chicken Butchers: 4
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 3
  • Fishmongers: 3
  • Potion Sellers: 2
  • Resellers: 4
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 2
  • Wheelwright: 2
  • Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 7
  • Barbers: 6
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 5
  • Doctors: 3
  • Gamekeepers: 2
  • Grooms: 1
  • Hairdressers: 5
  • Healers: 3
  • Housekeepers: 4
  • Housemaids: 7
  • House Stewards: 4
  • Inns: 1
  • Laundry maids: 2
  • Maidservants: 4
  • Nursery Maids: 2
  • Pastrycooks: 5
  • Restaurateur: 6
  • Tavern Keepers: 5

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Bleachers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 2
  • In-Town Couriers: 3
  • Long Haul Couriers: 3
  • Dockyard Workers: 2
  • Hay Merchants: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 3
  • Millers: 3
  • Miners: 3
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 2
  • Postmen: 3
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 3
  • Tosher: 2
  • Warehousemen: 4
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 4

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 2
  • Clerk: 2
  • Dentists: 1
  • Educators: 4
  • Engineers: 2
  • Gardeners: 1
  • Mages: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1
  • Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 1
  • Bankers: 2
  • Civil Clerks: 3
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 3
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 2
  • Landlords: 2
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 2
  • Militia Officers: 8
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 4
  • Historian, Oral: 3
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
  • Priests: 5
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 2
  • Scholars: 2
  • Spiritualist: 2
  • Storytellers: 5
  • Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 4
  • Comfort Services: 5
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 4
  • Needleworkers: 4
  • Potters: 2
  • Preserve Makers: 4
  • Quilters: 2
  • Seamsters: 6
  • Spinners: 4
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 3

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 2
  • Dancers: 1
  • Engravers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Inlayers: 1
  • Musicians: 4
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Sculptors, Art: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 4
  • Writers: 5

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 4
  • Canners: 3
  • Cheesmakers: 5
  • Millers: 2
  • Picklers: 2
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 2
  • Tallowmakers: 3

433 of Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

876 of Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 83 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

The center of Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu was attacked by savage formianss living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu lost 144 people, 248 livestock, and 23 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 208, when members of Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's militia enacted an operation to assassinate an enemy expert. The operation was complicated by aggravated civilians, who cause problems for the militia for a host of reasons. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Wïw-ïjegvi Rudnoplu's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History