Àcha Hozæ Gûchya

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya (/ˈbojʊ/ /ˈhozæ/ [thin (slender); slim] [bath]) is a subtropical Large City located in Chyâza Ûni Kingdom, Àsu̹ Ûyu̹ Empire, within the Warren.

The name Àcha Hozæ Gûchya is derived from the Goblin language, as Àcha Hozæ Gûchya was founded by Addison, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -7°C (20°F). Àcha Hozæ Gûchya receives an average of 118 cm/y (46 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Àcha Hozæ Gûchya covers an area of nearly 174 km² (69 mi²), and an average elevation of 3214 m (10544 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1286, by Addison. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya is is constructed arround a semi-circular premissive paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The city's brittle defences are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

A look around Àcha Hozæ Gûchya has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Àcha Hozæ Gûchya suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Àcha Hozæ Gûchya long.

Civic Infrastructure

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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 Àcha Hozæ Gûchya. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Àcha Hozæ Gûchya's parks.

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

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

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

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

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

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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. Àcha Hozæ Gûchya's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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 Àcha Hozæ Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya 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

While Àcha Hozæ Gûchya has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Àcha Hozæ Gûchya.

The Lemming near Àcha Hozæ Gûchya are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via 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.

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

15357 of Àcha Hozæ Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 823 work in Agriculture
• 3419 work as Craftsmen
• 1216 work as Merchants
• 2374 work as Service Workers
• 1570 work as General Laborers
• 633 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2308 work as Civil Servants
• 1354 work in Cottage Industries
• 830 work as Artists
• 830 work in Produce Industries

22242 of Àcha Hozæ Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3269 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Àcha Hozæ Gûchya is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

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