Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm (/ˈvʊləs/ /ˈsi̘ʃəˑv/ [lamb; victim] [political]) is a temperate City located in the Eyj̼íhrriq Region of the Tetburland.

The name Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm is derived from the Goblin language, as Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm was founded by Shnen, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm receives an average of 192 cm/y (75 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm covers an area of nearly 21 km² (8 mi²), and an average elevation of 4638 m (15216 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm was founded durring the early 11th century, by Shnen. The establishment of Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Shnen struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm as a prison colony.

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm is buildings are speckled and packed arround narrow flagstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the city's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a city. The city sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Astonishigly, the timber-based walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm 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 Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm 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

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

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

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

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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.

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

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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 City. Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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 Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv 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

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

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

The Ahlinni near Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm are known to be quite timid.

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves gestures to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

1806 of Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 104 work in Agriculture
• 400 work as Craftsmen
• 148 work as Merchants
• 267 work as Service Workers
• 185 work as General Laborers
• 74 work as Skilled Laborers
• 260 work as Civil Servants
• 173 work in Cottage Industries
• 99 work as Artists
• 96 work in Produce Industries

3083 of Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 151 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm 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.

Vùlàssi̊shāv Gíhm has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History