Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ (/ˈbekɑ/ /ˈedo/ [dry] [amateur; novice; rookie]) is a subtropical Large City located in Mu̹be Enà Kingdom, Henebtyros County, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ was founded by Vea, who was culturaly Warrenese.

Climate

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ receives an average of 275 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ covers an area of nearly 432 km² (172 mi²), and an average elevation of 1526 m (5006 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1220, by Vea. The establishment of Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Vea struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ as a prison colony.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ was built using the conventions of Warrenese durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt paverstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Astonishigly, the millitarily questionable fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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 Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹'s parks.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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.

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

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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.

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

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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. Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹'s grid is powered by an arcane means.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹'s old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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 Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹'s garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Wolf, Dire near Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 via throat singing.

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.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ Census Data: Year 2000

39256 of Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2288 work in Agriculture
• 8883 work as Craftsmen
• 3141 work as Merchants
• 5973 work as Service Workers
• 3958 work as General Laborers
• 1582 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5732 work as Civil Servants
• 3437 work in Cottage Industries
• 2133 work as Artists
• 2129 work in Produce Industries

56919 of Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 6138 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ 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.

Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a most peculiar disaster struck Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹, causing great chunks of ice to fall from the sky. Bædâhyi Edo Higu̹ lost 269 people, 361 livestock, and 59 buildings in the disaster.. The ice rain is generally remembered as the Horror Rain.

History