Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä (/jɑ̋/ /dɔ̌ːiː/ [infinite] [rice; grain; cereal]) is a subtropical City located in the Hudajo Region of the Goblin Tribes.

The name Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä was founded by Joú̄̄ta̋ Vú̄̄kī̄ 'Naughty Nightlight' Cúnvéch Cōrmē Ermboīsh Ya̋chvónḱ Ermér, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 3°C (37°F). Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä receives an average of 161 cm/y (63 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä covers an area of nearly 43 km² (17 mi²), and an average elevation of 1724 m (5656 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä was founded durring the early 10th century, by Joú̄̄ta̋ Vú̄̄kī̄ 'Naughty Nightlight' Cúnvéch Cōrmē Ermboīsh Ya̋chvónḱ Ermér. The establishment of Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Joú̄̄ta̋ Vú̄̄kī̄ 'Naughty Nightlight' Cúnvéch Cōrmē Ermboīsh Ya̋chvónḱ Ermér struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä as a prison colony.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä is buildings folow an organic layout of spacious paverstone streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. 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 cost-cutting-focused defences 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.

Right off the bat Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the city nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the city, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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 Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's parks.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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 City. Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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 Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä 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

One or more crime bosses have a powerful influence within Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä. They may control crime within the community itself, or they may use it simply as a safe haven from which to direct their minions elsewhere. Local law enforcement may know all about them, but lack the strength to confront them and their paid or intimidated henchmen.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä'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 Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Herd Animal, Elk (Giant) near Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä Census Data: Year 2000

3769 of Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 224 work in Agriculture
• 831 work as Craftsmen
• 308 work as Merchants
• 568 work as Service Workers
• 389 work as General Laborers
• 157 work as Skilled Laborers
• 543 work as Civil Servants
• 340 work in Cottage Industries
• 209 work as Artists
• 200 work in Produce Industries

5636 of Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 817 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä lost 299 people, 376 livestock, and 72 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 198, when members of Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's militia enacted an operation to extract assets from a research site under siege by the enemy. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Ya̋ Dŏry Ni̋ēkēä's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History