Qiqu̽ Himî

Qiqu̽ Himî (/ˈqiqu̽/ /ˈhimɪː/ [selfish] [building]) is a temperate Town located in S̺æchyælà Vûhî County, I Qûhu̹ Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Qiqu̽ Himî is derived from the Wareneese language, as Qiqu̽ Himî was founded by Trëmth Tsheshê Shênmê, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Qiqu̽ Himî has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -11°C (13°F). Qiqu̽ Himî receives an average of 314 cm/y (123 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Qiqu̽ Himî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3804 m (12480 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qiqu̽ Himî was founded durring the early 18th century in late winter of the year 1714, by Trëmth Tsheshê Shênmê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Qiqu̽ Himî was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 18th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qiqu̽ Himî is no diffrent. The town'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.

Qiqu̽ Himî is is constructed arround a semi-circular restrictive paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The town's failry decent fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Right off the bat Qiqu̽ Himî hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Qiqu̽ Himî 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.

Qiqu̽ Himî 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.

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

Qiqu̽ Himî 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 Town. Qiqu̽ Himî's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Qiqu̽ Himî 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.

Qiqu̽ Himî has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Qiqu̽ Himî 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.

Cultural Notes

Qiqu̽ Himî's garrison 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 Qiqu̽ Himî the water is caffeinated.

The Hoar Spirit near Qiqu̽ Himî are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Qiqu̽ Himî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via chanting.

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.

Qiqu̽ Himî Census Data: Year 2000

371 of Qiqu̽ Himî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 65 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

745 of Qiqu̽ Himî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 96 (8%) are noncontributers.

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History

Qiqu̽ Himî used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Qiqu̽ Himî.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Qiqu̽ Himî. One of Qiqu̽ Himî's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History