Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya (/ˈləhæ/ /ˈgu̽rʊ/ [theater] [riot]) is a subtropical Large City located in Ûbû Hîhi Kingdom, Bæru̽sa Vu̽ Empire, within the Warren.

The name Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya is derived from the Sylvin language, as Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya was founded by Thraaz, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 5°C (41°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 13°C (55°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -3°C (27°F). Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya receives an average of 234 cm/y (92 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya covers an area of nearly 114 km² (45 mi²), and an average elevation of 1308 m (4291 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya was founded durring the late 15th century in spring of the year 1364, by Thraaz. The establishment of Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Thraaz electing to pay people to resettle in Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya.

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lume Gu̽rû 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.

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious worn bedrock streets which form a 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 a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya's would-be-castle fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya, 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

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

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

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

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

Lume Gu̽rû 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.

Lume Gu̽rû 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.

Lume Gu̽rû 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.

Lume Gu̽rû 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.

Lume Gu̽rû 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.

Lume Gu̽rû 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.

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

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Lume Gu̽rû 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. Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya 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.

Lume Gu̽rû 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 Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lume Gu̽rû 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.

Lume Gu̽rû 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.

Lume Gu̽rû 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

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya rainbows form quite often above the Large City.

The Mole near Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya are known to be quite timid.

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves orgies to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

10120 of Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 560 work in Agriculture
• 2297 work as Craftsmen
• 853 work as Merchants
• 1479 work as Service Workers
• 1028 work as General Laborers
• 410 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1471 work as Civil Servants
• 907 work in Cottage Industries
• 574 work as Artists
• 541 work in Produce Industries

15503 of Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1348 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya is home to some form of natural wonder. It could be a hot spring, or an especially enchanting glade, or a particular vista. Whatever it is, it's such a lovely attraction that Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya sees its fair share of tourists every year from all across Eyom. Consequently, its residents speak many languages at a functional level.

Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

The the a broach of Enchantment, an a broach imbued with notable amounts of Enchantment energies was created in Lume Gu̽rû Gûchya by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History