Diakēo Gíhm

Diakēo Gíhm (/di/ /ˈaco/ [top] [subtle]) is a temperate Large City located in Uterfíhkubùzmāiē County, Tafogin Provence, within the Daland.

The name Diakēo Gíhm is derived from the Sylvin language, as Diakēo Gíhm was founded by Philip, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Diakēo Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Diakēo Gíhm receives an average of 136 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Diakēo Gíhm covers an area of nearly 95 km² (38 mi²), and an average elevation of 5556 m (18228 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Diakēo Gíhm was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1227, by Philip. The establishment of Diakēo Gíhm was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Philip struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Diakēo Gíhm as a prison colony.

Diakēo Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Diakēo Gíhm is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Diakēo Gíhm is buildings are speckled and packed arround crampt packed earth streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the city's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a city. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Diakēo Gíhm'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 yet seemingly effective fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Diakēo Gíhm gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Diakēo Gíhm can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Diakēo Gíhm places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Diakēo Gíhm possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Diakēo Gíhm 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 Diakēo Gíhm. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Diakēo Gíhm's parks.

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

Diakēo Gíhm 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.

Diakēo Gíhm 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.

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

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

Diakēo Gíhm 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.

Diakēo Gíhm 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.

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

Diakēo Gíhm has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Diakēo Gíhm 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. Diakēo Gíhm's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Diakēo Gíhm has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Diakēo Gíhm 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.

Diakēo Gíhm 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 Diakēo Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Diakēo Gíhm 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.

Diakēo Gíhm 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.

Diakēo Gíhm 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

Diakēo Gíhm's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

The Thoqqua near Diakēo Gíhm are known to be quite timid.

Diakēo Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves ritual combat to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via 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.

Diakēo Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

8389 of Diakēo Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 439 work in Agriculture
• 1912 work as Craftsmen
• 689 work as Merchants
• 1299 work as Service Workers
• 869 work as General Laborers
• 343 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1220 work as Civil Servants
• 728 work in Cottage Industries
• 456 work as Artists
• 434 work in Produce Industries

12567 of Diakēo Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1577 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a millstone of Chronomancy, an a millstone imbued with notable amounts of Chronomancy energies was created near Derry Castle by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History