Ka S̺ihe Mudâ

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ (/ka/ /ˈs̺ihe/ [tan] [spike]) is a temperate Large City located in the Senrethorta District of the City-state of Kakoray.

The name Ka S̺ihe Mudâ is derived from the Goblin language, as Ka S̺ihe Mudâ was founded by Së̌ Vú̄̄̄ 'Bella Cosmicola' Nībō̌sh Ca̋mp̪v Ya̋chīb Coī̋nḱ Rä̋mp̪f̄, who was culturaly Warrenese.

Climate

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 20°C (68°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Ka S̺ihe Mudâ receives an average of 269 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ka S̺ihe Mudâ covers an area of nearly 527 km² (210 mi²), and an average elevation of 1788 m (5866 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1084, by Së̌ Vú̄̄̄ 'Bella Cosmicola' Nībō̌sh Ca̋mp̪v Ya̋chīb Coī̋nḱ Rä̋mp̪f̄. The establishment of Ka S̺ihe Mudâ was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Së̌ Vú̄̄̄ 'Bella Cosmicola' Nībō̌sh Ca̋mp̪v Ya̋chīb Coī̋nḱ Rä̋mp̪f̄ electing to pay people to resettle in Ka S̺ihe Mudâ.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ was built using the conventions of Warrenese durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ is was constructed arround several spacious paverstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Ka S̺ihe Mudâ's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications 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 arround Ka S̺ihe Mudâ reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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 Ka S̺ihe Mudâ. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ka S̺ihe Mudâ's parks.

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

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

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

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

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

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

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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. Ka S̺ihe Mudâ's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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 Ka S̺ihe Mudâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ 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

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Ka S̺ihe Mudâ the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Sylph near Ka S̺ihe Mudâ are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via throat chanting.

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.

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ Census Data: Year 2000

47740 of Ka S̺ihe Mudâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2665 work in Agriculture
• 10894 work as Craftsmen
• 3950 work as Merchants
• 7414 work as Service Workers
• 4749 work as General Laborers
• 1965 work as Skilled Laborers
• 6874 work as Civil Servants
• 4150 work in Cottage Industries
• 2657 work as Artists
• 2422 work in Produce Industries

71322 of Ka S̺ihe Mudâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 6266 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ka S̺ihe Mudâ has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

The the a grimwar of Chronomancy, an a grimwar imbued with notable amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Ka S̺ihe Mudâ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History