Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm (Ksdíh /ˈcəhtɛ/ [scale (skin of reptiles)] [cheek]) is a subtropical City located in Fushtuqíh County, Fidhi̊si Provence, within the Daland.

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

Climate

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm receives an average of 137 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm covers an area of nearly 41 km² (16 mi²), and an average elevation of 6094 m (19993 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1344, by Inzilo. The establishment of Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's construction back out of the project. Inzilo pushed on reguardles, and Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm 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.

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm is buildings have been located at convienant points along the lake Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the crampt paverstone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Ksdíhcàhtè 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. Astonishigly, the unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm’s streets. A look around Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Ksdíhcàhtè 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.

Ksdíhcàhtè 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.

Ksdíhcàhtè 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.

Ksdíhcàhtè 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.

Ksdíhcàhtè 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.

Ksdíhcàhtè 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.

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

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

Ksdíhcàhtè 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 City. Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Ksdíhcàhtè 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 Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ksdíhcàhtè 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.

Ksdíhcàhtè 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.

Ksdíhcàhtè 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

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Cloud Dragon, Wyrmling near Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm are known to be quite timid.

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Enchantment energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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.

Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

3685 of Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 197 work in Agriculture
• 834 work as Craftsmen
• 299 work as Merchants
• 578 work as Service Workers
• 381 work as General Laborers
• 152 work as Skilled Laborers
• 529 work as Civil Servants
• 330 work in Cottage Industries
• 197 work as Artists
• 188 work in Produce Industries

5835 of Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 194 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ksdíhcàhtè 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 protected Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's harvest from an army of bandits. One of Ksdíhcàhtè Gíhm's festivals remembers the hero.

History