Large City: Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Warren
Provence	Kahotivupunabu Empire
Sub Provence	Najdruprilzlape Kingdom
Region	Hasi Îhâho Prairie
Founded	772
Community Leader	Lord Dyêye
Area	88 km² (35 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	17°C (62°F)
Average Elevation	7068 m (-19760 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	226 cm/y (88 in/y)
Population	21111
Population Density	239 people per km² (603 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Chronomancy
Naming
Native name	Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ
Pronunciation	/ˈlos̺u̹/ /uˈragə/
Direct Translation	[sudden; abrupt; swift] [treasure]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ is derived from the Sylvin language, as Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ was founded by Ǵi̊h́, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ receives an average of 226 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ covers an area of nearly 88 km² (35 mi²), and an average elevation of 7068 m (-19760 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ was founded durring the late 9th century, by Ǵi̊h́. The establishment of Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of broad paverstone streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city 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 city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Astonishigly, the top tier civilian fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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 Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's parks.

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

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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.

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

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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.

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

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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. Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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 Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ 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

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Tooth Fairy near Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves line dance to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 42
Farmers: 62
Farm Laborer: 117
Hunters: 65
Milk Maids: 60
Ranchers: 29
Ranch Hands: 63
Shepherds: 58

Farmland: 85499 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 5277
Poultry: 63333
Swine: 4222
Sheep: 211
Goats: 42
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 2111

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 42
Blacksmiths: 46
Bookbinders: 27
Buckle-makers: 27
Cabinetmakers: 54
Candlemakers: 65
Carpenters: 64
Clothmakers: 57
Coach and Harness Makers: 21
Coopers: 54
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 30
Copyists: 19
Cutlers: 17
Fabricworkers: 45
Farrier: 136
Furriers: 13
Glassworkers: 70
Gunsmiths: 41
Harness-Makers: 20
Hatters: 41
Hosiery Workers: 15
Jewelers: 23
Leatherwrights: 51
Locksmiths: 20
Matchstick makers: 32
Musical Instrument Makers: 32
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 27
Paper Workers: 30
Plasterers: 29
Pursemakers: 34
Roofers: 21
Ropemakers: 20
Rugmakers: 19
Saddlers: 40
Scabbardmakers: 47
Scalemakers: 22
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 14
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 20
Shoemakers: 19
Soap and Tallow Workers: 59
Tailors: 127
Tanners: 27
Upholsterers: 30
Watchmakers: 30
Weavers: 63
Whitesmiths: 17

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 14
Arcana Sellers: 14
Beer-Sellers: 28
Booksellers: 31
Butchers: 54
Chandlers: 51
Chicken Butchers: 59
Entrepreneurs: 22
Fine Clothiers: 58
Fishmongers: 57
Florists: 13
Potion Sellers: 35
Resellers: 87
Spice Merchants: 27
Wine-sellers: 41
Wheelwright: 34
Woodsellers: 20

Service workers

Bakers: 95
Barbers: 108
Coachmen: 31
Cooks: 84
Doctors: 45
Gamekeepers: 32
Grooms: 18
Hairdressers: 75
Healers: 56
Housekeepers: 60
Housemaids: 87
House Stewards: 65
Inns: 19
Laundry maids: 37
Maidservants: 65
Nursery Maids: 37
Pastrycooks: 78
Restaurateur: 95
Tavern Keepers: 91

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 31
Bleachers: 19
Chemical Workers: 12
Coal Heavers: 44
In-Town Couriers: 52
Long Haul Couriers: 50
Dockyard Workers: 43
Gas Workers: 10
Hay Merchants: 17
Leech Collectors: 57
Millers: 44
Miners: 49
Oilmen and Polishers: 31
Postmen: 51
Pure Finder: 27
Skinners: 70
Sugar Refiners: 12
Tosher: 32
Warehousemen: 75
Watercarriers: 50
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 62

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 27
Alchemist: 30
Clerk: 43
Dentists: 21
Educators: 63
Engineers: 30
Gardeners: 21
Mages: 15
Plumbers: 22
Pharmacist: 24
Professors: 9
Scientists: 16
Wizards: 9

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 19
Bankers: 30
Civil Clerks: 50
Civic Iudex: 24
Consultants: 13
Exorcist: 50
Fixers: 25
Kami Clerk: 42
Landlords: 40
Lawyers: 25
Legend Keepers: 33
Militia Officers: 131
Monks, Monastic: 78
Monks, Civic: 63
Historian, Oral: 45
Historian, Textual: 25
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 49
Priests: 100
Rangers: 28
Rat Catchers: 32
Scholars: 35
Spiritualist: 39
Slayers: 12
Storytellers: 79
Military Officers: 72

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 54
Comfort Services: 87
Enchanters: 24
Herbalists: 23
Jaminators: 70
Needleworkers: 72
Potters: 37
Preserve Makers: 60
Quilters: 32
Seamsters: 131
Spinners: 65
Tinker: 24
Weaver: 55

Artists

Actors: 23
Architects: 8
Bards: 30
Costumers: 12
Dancers: 25
Drafters: 13
Engravers: 17
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 10
Glaziers: 22
Inlayers: 20
Musicians: 63
Painters, Art: 10
Playwrights: 22
Sculptors, Art: 19
Wood Carvers: 70
Writers: 78

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 70
Canners: 57
Cheesmakers: 78
Ice Merchants: 9
Millers: 41
Picklers: 37
Smokers: 27
Stockmakers: 23
Tobacconists: 32
Tallowmakers: 47

7938 of Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

11696 of Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1477 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

The center of Los̺u̹ Uragà Kâchyâ's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

History

The the a glaive of Illusion, an a glaive imbued with notable amounts of Illusion energies was created near Lostock Castle by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.