The name Ckÿph Luscä Gåz is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ckÿph Luscä Gåz was founded by Mosquito Swarms Phodnezerf, who was culturaly Dwarvern.
Climate
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Ckÿph Luscä Gåz receives an average of 248 cm/y (97 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ckÿph Luscä Gåz covers an area of nearly 277 km2 (110 mi2), and an average elevation of 484 m (1587 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1388, by Mosquito Swarms Phodnezerf. The establishment of Ckÿph Luscä Gåz was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's construction back out of the project. Mosquito Swarms Phodnezerf pushed on reguardles, and Ckÿph Luscä Gåz was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive cobblestone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The unusual though effective defenses 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.
A look around Ckÿph Luscä Gåz makes you wonder how anything ever gets done. The locals have clear, obvious rivalries with one another, as seen through clenched teeth and fake smiles. What’s more, there is a serious lack of any organization and planning in Ckÿph Luscä Gåz’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The city seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.
Civic Infrastructure
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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 Ckÿph Luscä Gåz. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's parks.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ckÿph Luscä Gåz.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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. Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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 Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's natural decorations nor waterways.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz 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
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.
Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Ckÿph Luscä Gåz.
The Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Ckÿph Luscä Gåz are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Wild Magic 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.
Agriculture
Dairy Farmers: 131
Farmers: 225
Farm Laborer: 296
Hunters: 203
Milk Maids: 186
Ranchers: 85
Ranch Hands: 207
Shepherds: 163
Farmland: 262413 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 16319
Poultry: 195831
Swine: 13055
Sheep: 652
Goats: 130
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 6527
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 133
Blacksmiths: 138
Bookbinders: 83
Buckle-makers: 88
Cabinetmakers: 133
Candlemakers: 251
Carpenters: 194
Clothmakers: 171
Coach and Harness Makers: 69
Coopers: 171
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 87
Copyists: 64
Cutlers: 53
Fabricworkers: 155
Farrier: 373
Furriers: 42
Glassworkers: 203
Gunsmiths: 143
Harness-Makers: 62
Hatters: 129
Hosiery Workers: 48
Jewelers: 74
Leatherwrights: 163
Locksmiths: 64
Matchstick makers: 103
Musical Instrument Makers: 94
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 83
Paper Workers: 94
Plasterers: 87
Pursemakers: 108
Roofers: 71
Ropemakers: 65
Rugmakers: 61
Saddlers: 125
Scabbardmakers: 134
Scalemakers: 69
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 42
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 61
Shoemakers: 63
Soap and Tallow Workers: 246
Tailors: 395
Tanners: 81
Upholsterers: 98
Watchmakers: 87
Weavers: 191
Whitesmiths: 53
Merchants
Adventuring Goods Retellers: 45
Arcana Sellers: 45
Beer-Sellers: 88
Booksellers: 100
Butchers: 159
Chandlers: 159
Chicken Butchers: 174
Entrepreneurs: 69
Fine Clothiers: 163
Fishmongers: 176
Florists: 39
Potion Sellers: 110
Resellers: 283
Spice Merchants: 89
Wine-sellers: 127
Wheelwright: 105
Woodsellers: 65
Service workers
Bakers: 362
Barbers: 277
Coachmen: 91
Cooks: 251
Doctors: 150
Gamekeepers: 107
Grooms: 55
Hairdressers: 225
Healers: 183
Housekeepers: 181
Housemaids: 343
House Stewards: 197
Inns: 62
Laundry maids: 114
Maidservants: 203
Nursery Maids: 120
Pastrycooks: 217
Restaurateur: 343
Tavern Keepers: 271
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 91
Bleachers: 57
Chemical Workers: 37
Coal Heavers: 133
In-Town Couriers: 155
Long Haul Couriers: 155
Dockyard Workers: 130
Gas Workers: 32
Hay Merchants: 55
Leech Collectors: 157
Millers: 151
Miners: 145
Oilmen and Polishers: 100
Postmen: 138
Pure Finder: 81
Skinners: 210
Sugar Refiners: 37
Tosher: 105
Warehousemen: 261
Watercarriers: 137
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 217
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 84
Alchemist: 98
Clerk: 125
Dentists: 67
Educators: 200
Engineers: 93
Gardeners: 64
Mages: 48
Plumbers: 73
Pharmacist: 77
Professors: 29
Scientists: 49
Wizards: 28
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 62
Bankers: 86
Civil Clerks: 159
Civic Iudex: 75
Consultants: 43
Exorcist: 155
Fixers: 78
Kami Clerk: 131
Landlords: 126
Lawyers: 81
Legend Keepers: 107
Militia Officers: 652
Monks, Monastic: 210
Monks, Civic: 191
Historian, Oral: 141
Historian, Textual: 75
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 148
Priests: 261
Rangers: 88
Rat Catchers: 101
Scholars: 100
Spiritualist: 116
Slayers: 36
Storytellers: 214
Military Officers: 251
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 225
Comfort Services: 251
Enchanters: 75
Herbalists: 73
Jaminators: 233
Needleworkers: 210
Potters: 108
Preserve Makers: 176
Quilters: 95
Seamsters: 362
Spinners: 203
Tinker: 72
Weaver: 171
Artists
Actors: 67
Architects: 26
Bards: 108
Costumers: 40
Dancers: 80
Drafters: 42
Engravers: 52
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 31
Glaziers: 70
Inlayers: 61
Musicians: 225
Painters, Art: 33
Playwrights: 68
Sculptors, Art: 56
Wood Carvers: 210
Writers: 225
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 251
Canners: 176
Cheesmakers: 233
Ice Merchants: 28
Millers: 135
Picklers: 116
Smokers: 81
Stockmakers: 70
Tobacconists: 105
Tallowmakers: 151
24915 of Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
1365 work in Agriculture
5502 work as Craftsmen
1996 work as Merchants
3752 work as Service Workers
2584 work as General Laborers
1035 work as Skilled Laborers
3687 work as Civil Servants
2254 work in Cottage Industries
1394 work as Artists
1346 work in Produce Industries
35793 of Ckÿph Luscä Gåz's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 4569 (7%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Ckÿph Luscä Gåz is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.
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History
A local has came up with a wonderful new idea (27961 % 6)+1 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. was immortalized in song for this deed.