Qíhgribeqù Gíhm

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm (/qɪ̞g/ /riˈbeqʊ/ [posture (bodily position)] [golden]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Kririsi̊mù Region of the Tetburland.

The name Qíhgribeqù Gíhm is derived from the Sylvin language, as Qíhgribeqù Gíhm was founded by Tsèj, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Qíhgribeqù Gíhm receives an average of 289 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Qíhgribeqù Gíhm covers an area of nearly 96 km² (38 mi²), and an average elevation of 1660 m (5446 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1160, by Tsèj. The establishment of Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qíhgribeqù Gíhm is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm is is constructed arround a series of restrictive paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's robustly designed timber walls are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

Right off the bat Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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 city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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 Qíhgribeqù Gíhm. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's parks.

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

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

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

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

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

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

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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. Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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 Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm'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.

=In Qíhgribeqù Gíhm when drawing, it's impossible to draw an imperfect circle.

The Dryad, Half-Fiend near Qíhgribeqù Gíhm are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves square dance to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

8653 of Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 466 work in Agriculture
• 1910 work as Craftsmen
• 720 work as Merchants
• 1309 work as Service Workers
• 911 work as General Laborers
• 350 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1253 work as Civil Servants
• 802 work in Cottage Industries
• 484 work as Artists
• 448 work in Produce Industries

13831 of Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 458 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qíhgribeqù Gíhm 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.

The center of Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Qíhgribeqù Gíhm was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Qíhgribeqù Gíhm. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Qíhgribeqù Gíhm lost 260 people, 367 livestock, and 99 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 126, when members of Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's militia enacted an operation to rescue a specific spy from the enemy. The operation was complicated by one of the key objectives in the operation requiring sticking to a very strict and short time table. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the fortification, which ended in victory for Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Qíhgribeqù Gíhm's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History