Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo (/ˈgʊju/ /ˈu̹mo/ [steel] [pool]) is a temperate Small City located in the Kûri Mûzû Principality of the Lallalo.

The name Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo is derived from the Sylvin language, as Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo was founded by Limphiel, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo has a yearly average temperature of 4°C (39°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -13°C (9°F). Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo receives an average of 237 cm/y (93 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo covers an area of nearly 17 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 5120 m (16797 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo was founded durring the early 11th century, by Limphiel. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of narrow flagstone streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The city's somewhat suffishent are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

A look around Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The city has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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 Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's parks.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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.

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

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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.

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

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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 Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's natural decorations nor waterways.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo 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

While Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo rainbows form quite often above the Small City.

The Guardian Doll near Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo Census Data: Year 2000

1479 of Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 84 work in Agriculture
• 322 work as Craftsmen
• 119 work as Merchants
• 231 work as Service Workers
• 149 work as General Laborers
• 59 work as Skilled Laborers
• 211 work as Civil Servants
• 143 work in Cottage Industries
• 80 work as Artists
• 81 work in Produce Industries

2376 of Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 290 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo lost 143 people, 291 livestock, and 52 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 210, when members of Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's militia enacted an operation to train a specific solgiers group for an upcoming operation. The operation was complicated by the army's activities draw the wrath of formerly neutral parties. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Chyameya Hûmà U̹mo's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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