Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya (/ˈkuqe/ /ˈlɑjæ/ [funny] [silver]) is a subtropical Large City located in Ku̹lu Kàgu̹ Kingdom, Gæchà Dîrîdî Empire, within the Warren.

The name Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya was founded by Yawmē̄ Së̋ch 'Hex Robbi' Gās Vúrmër Bēboīy, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya receives an average of 169 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya covers an area of nearly 73 km² (29 mi²), and an average elevation of 4152 m (13622 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1225, by Yawmē̄ Së̋ch 'Hex Robbi' Gās Vúrmër Bēboīy. The establishment of Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Yawmē̄ Së̋ch 'Hex Robbi' Gās Vúrmër Bēboīy electing to pay people to resettle in Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious cobblestone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The city's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A quick look in any direction shows Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this city live.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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 Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's parks.

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

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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.

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

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

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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.

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

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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. Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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 Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's town hall 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya.

The Amoeba, Giant near Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves orgies to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via moments of science.

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.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

6563 of Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 360 work in Agriculture
• 1524 work as Craftsmen
• 507 work as Merchants
• 995 work as Service Workers
• 665 work as General Laborers
• 265 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1010 work as Civil Servants
• 542 work in Cottage Industries
• 356 work as Artists
• 339 work in Produce Industries

9808 of Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 861 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya 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.

Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya lost 256 people, 127 livestock, and 48 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 152, when members of Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a particular vault, then reinforce it. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in defeat for Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kuqe Lâyæ Gûchya's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History