Qök Hyu Gri

Qök Hyu Gri (/qo˞k/ /hju/ [mobile; portable] [machine; device; equipment]) is a temperate Large City located in Katnat Parish, Olaöt Diocese, within the Irus.

The name Qök Hyu Gri is derived from the Sylvin language, as Qök Hyu Gri was founded by Trtco, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Qök Hyu Gri has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Qök Hyu Gri receives an average of 116 cm/y (45 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Qök Hyu Gri covers an area of nearly 121 km² (48 mi²), and an average elevation of 4470 m (14665 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qök Hyu Gri was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1271, by Trtco. The establishment of Qök Hyu Gri suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Qök Hyu Gri which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Qök Hyu Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qök Hyu Gri 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.

Qök Hyu Gri is buildings have been located at convienant points along the gorge Qök Hyu Gri was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the premissive cobblestone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Qök Hyu Gri's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The unusual though effective defenses have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Qök Hyu Gri seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire city feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Qök Hyu Gri the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a city, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Qök Hyu Gri 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 Qök Hyu Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Qök Hyu Gri's parks.

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

Qök Hyu Gri 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.

Qök Hyu Gri 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.

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

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

Qök Hyu Gri 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.

Qök Hyu Gri 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.

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

Qök Hyu Gri has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Qök Hyu Gri 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. Qök Hyu Gri's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Qök Hyu Gri's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Qök Hyu Gri has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Qök Hyu Gri 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.

Qök Hyu Gri 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 Qök Hyu Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qök Hyu Gri 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.

Qök Hyu Gri 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.

Qök Hyu Gri 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

Qök Hyu Gri's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Qök Hyu Gri's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Qök Hyu Gri.

The Land Lamprey near Qök Hyu Gri are known to be quite timid.

Qök Hyu Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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.

Qök Hyu Gri Census Data: Year 2000

10917 of Qök Hyu Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 611 work in Agriculture
• 2448 work as Craftsmen
• 878 work as Merchants
• 1641 work as Service Workers
• 1091 work as General Laborers
• 453 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1626 work as Civil Servants
• 985 work in Cottage Industries
• 587 work as Artists
• 597 work in Produce Industries

17067 of Qök Hyu Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 571 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qök Hyu Gri'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 Qök Hyu Gri suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

POI

History

The the a helmet of Chronomancy, an a helmet imbued with great amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Qök Hyu Gri by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History