Kíhtkesh Gíhm

Kíhtkesh Gíhm (/kɪ̞t/ /keʃ/ [riot] [straight; steep]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Kshizbāj̼ Provence of the Hobben.

The name Kíhtkesh Gíhm is derived from the Goblin language, as Kíhtkesh Gíhm was founded by Mp̪fēsh Goidaw̋ch 'Space Cayla' Cúń̄ Cúoīy Bé̄shīs, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Kíhtkesh Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°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 13°C (55°F). Kíhtkesh Gíhm receives an average of 246 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kíhtkesh Gíhm covers an area of nearly 71 km² (28 mi²), and an average elevation of 548 m (1797 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kíhtkesh Gíhm was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1130, by Mp̪fēsh Goidaw̋ch 'Space Cayla' Cúń̄ Cúoīy Bé̄shīs. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kíhtkesh Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh Gíhm is is constructed arround a series of restrictive cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. Astonishigly, the cost-cutting-focused defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Kíhtkesh Gíhm, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the city. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh 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.

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

Kíhtkesh Gíhm has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

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

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

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

Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh 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 Kíhtkesh Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh 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.

Kíhtkesh 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

Kíhtkesh Gíhm's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Kíhtkesh Gíhm most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Slithering Pit near Kíhtkesh Gíhm are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kíhtkesh Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Kíhtkesh Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

6372 of Kíhtkesh Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 353 work in Agriculture
• 1426 work as Craftsmen
• 528 work as Merchants
• 952 work as Service Workers
• 660 work as General Laborers
• 261 work as Skilled Laborers
• 938 work as Civil Servants
• 572 work in Cottage Industries
• 350 work as Artists
• 332 work in Produce Industries

9797 of Kíhtkesh Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 851 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kíhtkesh Gíhm is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Kíhtkesh Gíhm is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Kíhtkesh Gíhm. Kíhtkesh Gíhm created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History