Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf (/ə˞ˈnjim/ /ftort/ [painful] [demise]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Ákowror Region of the Goblin Tribes.

The name Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf is derived from the Sylvin language, as Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf was founded by Falcocelis, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 6°C (42°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf receives an average of 284 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 8 km² (3 mi²), and an average elevation of 620 m (2034 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf was founded durring the early 19th century in late fall of the year 1818, by Falcocelis. The establishment of Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Falcocelis struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf as a prison colony.

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 19th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Xeläpá-ftort 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.

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf is buildings are speckled and packed arround restrictive paverstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the city's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a city. 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. The failry decent fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the city one can see abandoned 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. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Xeläpá-ftort 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 Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf's parks.

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf.

Xeläpá-ftort 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.

Xeläpá-ftort 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.

Xeläpá-ftort 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.

Xeläpá-ftort 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.

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

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Xeläpá-ftort 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 Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Xeläpá-ftort 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.

Xeläpá-ftort 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.

Xeläpá-ftort 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.

Cultural Notes

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf's bank 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 Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Azer near Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf are known to be quite timid.

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves drinking to channel Charm energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

683 of Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 40 work in Agriculture
• 151 work as Craftsmen
• 55 work as Merchants
• 104 work as Service Workers
• 69 work as General Laborers
• 27 work as Skilled Laborers
• 101 work as Civil Servants
• 62 work in Cottage Industries
• 37 work as Artists
• 37 work in Produce Industries

1244 of Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 122 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . One of Xeläpá-ftort Xluwuf's festivals remembers the hero.

History