Teknokraticonica
"Jan Jansen's Turnip Shop? Sure, the address is P=1{(x+2,y−4)}2{(x,y)} if (⌊6.5t⌋mod2=0) and don't forget, (d is even)"
~Henditkgolador Jansen
Demographics
Predominantly gnomes, with small populations of dwarves, elves, and other races
Government
The city is governed by an Imperial Council, with the Emperor serving as the head of state. The council includes representatives from the major guilds and academic institutions, as well as a heft number of experts and meritocrats hand picked by the Emperor August Gnomicci
Defences
The city is protected by a network of pylon towers that keep it hidden from those without temporal badges. It also has a well-equipped army and advanced magical and technological defenses.
Industry & Trade
The city is known for its advanced technology and is a hub for trade in magical and technological goods collected from every colony on every continent and in nearly every country in the world. They have a mercantile economy, with business ventures funded by the crown as a primary investor. This often requires the intervention of the Gondola Corps to protect risky investments.
Infrastructure
The city is known for its advanced infrastructure, including leyline-powered transportation systems, pneumatic tubes for communication, and clockwork automatons for labor.
Districts
The city is divided into seven boroughs, each an enormous city in its own right. The boroughs are: Forgedhûl, Rithenost, Lhûnadhûr, Coirechad, Amarthar Nexus, Gwilwileg, Thangorthan.
Assets
The city is rich in natural resources, including leyline energy, which powers much of its technology. The cities that form the seven boroughs were clustered around the world's largest nodes.
Guilds and Factions
The city is home to numerous guilds and factions, including the Technomancers Guild, the Arcanotechnicians Union, and the Clockwork Engineers Guild.
History
The city has a long and storied history, with its origins dating back to the ancient gnomish empire. It has been a center of learning and innovation for centuries.
In the likely apocryphal story of Teknokraticonica, each of the seven cities was said to be ruled by a wise and just ruler, known as a Crown. These Crowns were revered as both leaders and scholars, guiding their cities to prosperity and enlightenment. Each Crown was responsible for adding to the Teknokraticon, a great "book" in which all gnomish knowledge was compiled, ensuring that their city's wisdom and achievements were recorded for posterity.
However, a great calamity struck the land in the form of a colossal titan that threatened to destroy all the cities. Realizing the need for unity and strength, the seven Crowns came together and forged the Seven Crowns Council. They elected a High Crown, who would lead them in battle against the titan. With the combined knowledge and ingenuity of the seven cities, they devised a plan to defeat the titan using a powerful weapon known as the Gnomish Star, a technological marvel that harnessed the leyline energies.
The High Crown, wielding the Gnomish Star, faced the titan in a titanic battle that shook the very foundations of the land. Through sheer determination and unity, the High Crown managed to slay the titan, saving the seven cities from destruction. In honor of their victory and unity, the seven cities decided to merge into one grand city, Teknokraticonica, and elected the High Crown as the first Emperor of the united city.
As Teknokraticonica grew and prospered, the Teknokraticon became the centerpiece of gnomish culture and learning. It was constantly expanded and updated, serving as a repository of knowledge, innovation, and history. The city established a vast network of universities and academies, becoming a center of learning and innovation in the world. The Teknokraticon was revered as a sacred text, and the pursuit of knowledge and progress became central tenets of gnomish society.
Over the centuries, Teknokraticonica faced its own challenges, including internal strife, invasions, and conflicts with neighboring powers. However, through it all, the city endured, adapting and evolving to maintain its status as a great imperial city. Today, Teknokraticonica stands as a testament to the ingenuity, resilience, and unity of the gnomish people, a shining example of what can be achieved through cooperation and innovation, all recorded within the pages of the Teknokraticon.
Points of interest
The Imperial Seat, the Great Teknokraticon, the Clockwork Coliseum, and the Gnomish Museum of Natural History.
Tourism
The city culture is too xenophobic to welcome tourism, though some small amount of outsiders do manage to get in.
Architecture
he city's architecture is a blend of magical, technological, and traditional gnomish styles, with towering spires, intricate clockwork mechanisms, and colorful murals depicting gnomish history and culture. Each of the boroughs' streets click along in a vast clockwork rotation, and only gnomes really have the mentality to follow the complex algorythms that function as addresses.
Geography
The city is located in a hidden location, one second out of sync with the universe. It is surrounded by leyline nodes and is accessible only through special teleportation nodes.
Climate
The city has a mild climate carefully controlled by the bureaucrats who keep the day-to-day maintenance of the city. For special occasions, they sometimes alter the weather on the orders of the Emperor August Gnomicci, to ensure rain on important funerals or bright, sunny days for parades.
Natural Resources
The city is rich in leyline energy, which powers much of its technology. It also has access to a variety of rare metals and minerals through the various portals cultivated in the undercity.
Alternative Name(s)
The Clockwork City, The Glittergold
Type
Capital
Population
Metropolis
Inhabitant Demonym
Teknokrat
Owner/Ruler
Ruling/Owning Rank
Owning Organization
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