Large City: Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Kakoray
Provence	Vu̹zû Vûkàkû Principality
Region	Nenyë Stiak Grasslands
Founded	1246
Community Leader	Lord Adelen
Area	109 km² (43 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	6°C (42°F)
Average Elevation	5246 m (17211 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	150 cm/y (59 in/y)
Population	25588
Population Density	234 people per km² (595 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Necromancy
Naming
Native name	Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ
Pronunciation	/qo/ /ˈbaju̹/
Direct Translation	[even; flat] [hut; shack]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ is derived from the Sylvin language, as Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ was founded by Iorthossel, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ has a yearly average temperature of 6°C (42°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -11°C (13°F). Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ receives an average of 150 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ covers an area of nearly 109 km² (43 mi²), and an average elevation of 5246 m (17211 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1246, by Iorthossel. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt cobblestone streets which form octogonal 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 in posession of a finaly crafted dwarvern style fortified fighting wall, completer with lower, middle, and upper battlments for use in sloped-fire defence stratagies, murder holes, and statues which may or may not be constructs, and, of course, MERTICULATIONSshortsizename is one of the wealthiest and politicaly connected settlments in the world.. The Ragnarock-era relics has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Even the most brief look arround Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The city is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

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

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Qo Bayu̹ 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. Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ 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 Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ 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.

Qo Bayu̹ 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

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

=In Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ when drawing, it's impossible to draw an imperfect circle.

The Vukodlak near Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via throat 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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 53
Farmers: 71
Farm Laborer: 142
Hunters: 85
Milk Maids: 62
Ranchers: 33
Ranch Hands: 68
Shepherds: 67

Farmland: 103631 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 6397
Poultry: 76764
Swine: 5117
Sheep: 255
Goats: 51
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 2558

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 52
Blacksmiths: 55
Bookbinders: 32
Buckle-makers: 36
Cabinetmakers: 60
Candlemakers: 77
Carpenters: 93
Clothmakers: 73
Coach and Harness Makers: 28
Coopers: 69
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 35
Copyists: 25
Cutlers: 21
Fabricworkers: 56
Farrier: 124
Furriers: 16
Glassworkers: 82
Gunsmiths: 56
Harness-Makers: 23
Hatters: 48
Hosiery Workers: 18
Jewelers: 29
Leatherwrights: 62
Locksmiths: 25
Matchstick makers: 39
Musical Instrument Makers: 38
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 32
Paper Workers: 37
Plasterers: 34
Pursemakers: 41
Roofers: 28
Ropemakers: 26
Rugmakers: 25
Saddlers: 47
Scabbardmakers: 56
Scalemakers: 26
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 16
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 25
Shoemakers: 24
Soap and Tallow Workers: 78
Tailors: 155
Tanners: 33
Upholsterers: 38
Watchmakers: 35
Weavers: 69
Whitesmiths: 20

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 17
Arcana Sellers: 17
Beer-Sellers: 34
Booksellers: 40
Butchers: 65
Chandlers: 65
Chicken Butchers: 68
Entrepreneurs: 26
Fine Clothiers: 71
Fishmongers: 62
Florists: 15
Potion Sellers: 41
Resellers: 111
Spice Merchants: 34
Wine-sellers: 54
Wheelwright: 38
Woodsellers: 24

Service workers

Bakers: 121
Barbers: 96
Coachmen: 36
Cooks: 106
Doctors: 57
Gamekeepers: 41
Grooms: 21
Hairdressers: 79
Healers: 74
Housekeepers: 77
Housemaids: 116
House Stewards: 88
Inns: 25
Laundry maids: 48
Maidservants: 85
Nursery Maids: 46
Pastrycooks: 102
Restaurateur: 106
Tavern Keepers: 102

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 34
Bleachers: 24
Chemical Workers: 14
Coal Heavers: 54
In-Town Couriers: 62
Long Haul Couriers: 58
Dockyard Workers: 47
Gas Workers: 12
Hay Merchants: 21
Leech Collectors: 64
Millers: 59
Miners: 56
Oilmen and Polishers: 41
Postmen: 56
Pure Finder: 33
Skinners: 67
Sugar Refiners: 14
Tosher: 39
Warehousemen: 94
Watercarriers: 55
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 82

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 33
Alchemist: 39
Clerk: 51
Dentists: 25
Educators: 70
Engineers: 36
Gardeners: 27
Mages: 18
Plumbers: 27
Pharmacist: 31
Professors: 11
Scientists: 18
Wizards: 11

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 23
Bankers: 36
Civil Clerks: 59
Civic Iudex: 28
Consultants: 16
Exorcist: 58
Fixers: 31
Kami Clerk: 50
Landlords: 49
Lawyers: 30
Legend Keepers: 43
Militia Officers: 182
Monks, Monastic: 85
Monks, Civic: 82
Historian, Oral: 52
Historian, Textual: 30
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 56
Priests: 111
Rangers: 34
Rat Catchers: 39
Scholars: 38
Spiritualist: 45
Slayers: 14
Storytellers: 96
Military Officers: 85

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 75
Comfort Services: 91
Enchanters: 28
Herbalists: 28
Jaminators: 75
Needleworkers: 91
Potters: 41
Preserve Makers: 73
Quilters: 36
Seamsters: 170
Spinners: 71
Tinker: 28
Weaver: 65

Artists

Actors: 28
Architects: 10
Bards: 39
Costumers: 15
Dancers: 29
Drafters: 16
Engravers: 20
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 12
Glaziers: 28
Inlayers: 24
Musicians: 65
Painters, Art: 13
Playwrights: 26
Sculptors, Art: 22
Wood Carvers: 94
Writers: 77

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 85
Canners: 77
Cheesmakers: 91
Ice Merchants: 11
Millers: 53
Picklers: 47
Smokers: 31
Stockmakers: 28
Tobacconists: 37
Tallowmakers: 59

9517 of Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

14536 of Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1535 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

History

The the a helmet of Transmutation, an a helmet imbued with notable amounts of Transmutation energies was created near Qo Bayu̹ Kâchyâ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.