Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze (/ˈalu̹/ /ˈus̺ə/ [ancient; antique] [statistic]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Zrǟmǟs Parish, Rûlichyû Îyà Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze is derived from the Wareneese language, as Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze was founded by Mlèsê Shêbrêye, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 14°C (57°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze receives an average of 255 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1328 m (4356 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze was founded durring the early 9th century, by Mlèsê Shêbrêye. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Mlèsê Shêbrêye.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze is no diffrent. The town'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.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze is is constructed arround a series of premissive paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The town's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. The town's budget oriented have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze 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 Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze's parks.

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

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze 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.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze 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.

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

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze 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 Town. Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze 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 Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze's natural decorations nor waterways.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze 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.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze 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

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Magmin near Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 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.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze Census Data: Year 2000

515 of Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 117 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 84 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 76 work as Civil Servants
• 47 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

979 of Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 112 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

The the a labratory of Necromancy, an a labratory imbued with notable amounts of Necromancy energies was created near Alu̹ Us̺à Mîze by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History