Ûbû Qamà Higu̹

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ (/ˈʊbʊ/ /ˈqamə/ [medium] [oath]) is a subtropical Large City located in Gletkragugi Kingdom, Hudatiarefe County, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ was founded by Margale, who was culturaly Warrenese.

Climate

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ receives an average of 185 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ covers an area of nearly 535 km² (214 mi²), and an average elevation of 12088 m (-3290 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1199, by Margale. The establishment of Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Margale struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ as a prison colony.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ was built using the conventions of Warrenese durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious packed earth streets which form hexical 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 the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The top tier civilian fortifications 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.

Right off the bat Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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. This wealth has brought the city nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the city, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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 Ûbû Qamà Higu̹. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s parks.

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

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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.

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

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

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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.

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

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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. Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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 Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ 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

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Ûbû Qamà Higu̹.

The Raven near Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves square dance to channel Augury energies of tier 1 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.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ Census Data: Year 2000

47281 of Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2678 work in Agriculture
• 10871 work as Craftsmen
• 3847 work as Merchants
• 7109 work as Service Workers
• 4765 work as General Laborers
• 1956 work as Skilled Laborers
• 6621 work as Civil Servants
• 4204 work in Cottage Industries
• 2666 work as Artists
• 2564 work in Produce Industries

72104 of Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 6283 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹ is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Ûbû Qamà Higu̹'s local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History