Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya (/s̺a/ /ˈdæbə/ [mint] [goose]) is a temperate Large City located in the Qàdurû Vu̽yûchû Principality of the Kakoray.

The name Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya is derived from the Sylvin language, as Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya was founded by Ghebi, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 17°C (62°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya receives an average of 241 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya covers an area of nearly 252 km² (100 mi²), and an average elevation of 1604 m (5262 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya was founded durring the early 17th century in early summer of the year 1636, by Ghebi. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Ghebi.

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya is buildings are speckled and packed arround narrow packed earth streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the city's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a city. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The city's millitarily questionable fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Lu̹beya Dæbà 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

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

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

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

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

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

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

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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. Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya 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.

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

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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 Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà 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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Lynx (Cat, Great) near Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via singing.

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.

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

22364 of Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1163 work in Agriculture
• 5015 work as Craftsmen
• 1813 work as Merchants
• 3274 work as Service Workers
• 2324 work as General Laborers
• 919 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3420 work as Civil Servants
• 1954 work in Cottage Industries
• 1281 work as Artists
• 1201 work in Produce Industries

32838 of Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 4800 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya lost 244 people, 204 livestock, and 36 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 50, when members of Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's militia enacted an operation to destroy or capture a particular production site. The operation was complicated by major logistical problems. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Lu̹beya Dæbà Gûchya's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History