Gume Igà Kîchyà

Gume Igà Kîchyà (/ræˈnocu̹/ /ˈigə/ [simple; poor] [membrane]) is a subtropical Town located in Lugu̹ Bu̽nike County, Chyûyu̽ Lu̹sû Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Gume Igà Kîchyà is derived from the Wareneese language, as Gume Igà Kîchyà was founded by Gwen Trepî, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Gume Igà Kîchyà has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -3°C (27°F). Gume Igà Kîchyà receives an average of 313 cm/y (123 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Gume Igà Kîchyà covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4036 m (13241 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gume Igà Kîchyà was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1309, by Gwen Trepî. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Gwen Trepî.

Gume Igà Kîchyà was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gume Igà Kîchyà is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Gume Igà Kîchyà is is constructed arround a semi-circular spacious paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Gume Igà Kîchyà 's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Gume Igà Kîchyà 's top tier civilian fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Gume Igà Kîchyà 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 Gume Igà Kîchyà ’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The town seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.

Civic Infrastructure

Gume Igà Kîchyà 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 Gume Igà Kîchyà . They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Gume Igà Kîchyà 's parks.

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

Gume Igà Kîchyà 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.

Gume Igà Kîchyà 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.

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

Gume Igà Kîchyà 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 Gume Igà Kîchyà 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gume Igà Kîchyà 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.

Gume Igà Kîchyà 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

Gume Igà Kîchyà 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Gume Igà Kîchyà the water is caffeinated.

The Venomroach near Gume Igà Kîchyà are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Gume Igà Kîchyà 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves square dance to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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.

Gume Igà Kîchyà Census Data: Year 2000

436 of Gume Igà Kîchyà 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 98 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 44 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 66 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

866 of Gume Igà Kîchyà 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 68 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gume Igà Kîchyà produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

Gume Igà Kîchyà makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a great windstorm struck Gume Igà Kîchyà . Its winds were so great they picked up unsecured objects and flung them with enough force to smash brick and skull alike. Buildings collapsed under the gale, burying countless people alive. The storm's devistation was focused on the area arround Gume Igà Kîchyà , which lost 134 people, 301, and 96 livestock in the disaster.. History remembers the strom as The Storm of Death.

History