Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà (/ˈobu̹/ /ˈdaqə/ [off white] [apple]) is a temperate Large City located in the Midimuzunk Principality of the Kakoray.

The name Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà is derived from the Sylvin language, as Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà was founded by Dhighohz, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -11°C (13°F). Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the short winter months. Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà covers an area of nearly 121 km² (48 mi²), and an average elevation of 4398 m (14429 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1287, by Dhighohz. The establishment of Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Dhighohz struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà as a prison colony.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà 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 Obu̹ Daqà is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow flagstone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The city's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. The city's budget oriented have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà 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. Whatever industry once fueled Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The people are clearly worried about something, and everyone is either wearing a weapon or has one close at hand. Your gut tells you it’s not mere fate which has caused this town to begin failing...

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà 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. Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà 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.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà 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 Obu̹ Daqà's natural decorations nor waterways.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà 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 Obu̹ Daqà 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 Obu̹ Daqà 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

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

In Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Caypup near Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà are known to be quite timid.

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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 Obu̹ Daqà Census Data: Year 2000

10792 of Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 603 work in Agriculture
• 2471 work as Craftsmen
• 868 work as Merchants
• 1694 work as Service Workers
• 1098 work as General Laborers
• 438 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1498 work as Civil Servants
• 985 work in Cottage Industries
• 580 work as Artists
• 557 work in Produce Industries

16456 of Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1135 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a set of sabatons of Transmutation, an a set of sabatons imbued with potent amounts of Transmutation energies was created near Chyameya Obu̹ Daqà by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

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