Small City: Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Warren
Provence	Gæchà Dîrîdî Empire
Sub Provence	Gàmo Mîmu Kingdom
Region	Ien Gdak Moor
Founded	1627
Community Leader	Lord Mundis
Area	11 km² (4 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	12°C (53°F)
Average Elevation	3844 m (12611 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	244 cm/y (96 in/y)
Population	2744
Population Density	249 people per km² (686 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Chronomancy
Naming
Native name	Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu
Pronunciation	/aˈmʊmo/ /ˈgɪːgu/
Direct Translation	[common; normal; generic; regular] [prejudice; bias]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu is derived from the Sylvin language, as Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu was founded by Mundis, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -2°C (29°F). Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu receives an average of 244 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu covers an area of nearly 11 km² (4 mi²), and an average elevation of 3844 m (12611 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu was founded durring the early 17th century in early spring of the year 1627, by Mundis. The establishment of Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu is is constructed arround a series of crampt cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. 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. Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's top tier civilian fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The city has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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 Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's parks.

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

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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.

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

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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 Small City. Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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 Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's natural decorations nor waterways.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu 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

There’s a relatively new religion in Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu which is rapidly gaining power. It might be a sectarian offshoot of a major faith, the unique product of a new prophet, or an outside faith backed by wealthy and powerful foreign supporters. Depending on the demands made on believers, the new faith may be a matter of concern only to the existing clergy, or it might be a major flashpoint for conflict in the community.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Amoeba, Giant near Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves line dance to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via chanting.

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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 5
Farmers: 8
Farm Laborer: 13
Hunters: 10
Milk Maids: 7
Ranchers: 3
Ranch Hands: 6
Shepherds: 6

Farmland: 11113 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 686
Poultry: 8232
Swine: 548
Sheep: 27
Goats: 5
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 274

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 5
Blacksmiths: 6
Bookbinders: 3
Buckle-makers: 3
Cabinetmakers: 6
Candlemakers: 9
Carpenters: 10
Clothmakers: 7
Coach and Harness Makers: 2
Coopers: 7
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 3
Copyists: 2
Cutlers: 2
Fabricworkers: 5
Farrier: 18
Furriers: 1
Glassworkers: 8
Gunsmiths: 5
Harness-Makers: 2
Hatters: 5
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 3
Leatherwrights: 7
Locksmiths: 2
Matchstick makers: 4
Musical Instrument Makers: 3
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 3
Paper Workers: 4
Plasterers: 3
Pursemakers: 4
Roofers: 2
Ropemakers: 2
Rugmakers: 2
Saddlers: 5
Scabbardmakers: 5
Scalemakers: 2
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 2
Shoemakers: 2
Soap and Tallow Workers: 9
Tailors: 14
Tanners: 3
Upholsterers: 3
Watchmakers: 3
Weavers: 8
Whitesmiths: 2

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
Arcana Sellers: 1
Beer-Sellers: 3
Booksellers: 4
Butchers: 7
Chandlers: 7
Chicken Butchers: 8
Entrepreneurs: 2
Fine Clothiers: 6
Fishmongers: 6
Florists: 1
Potion Sellers: 4
Resellers: 10
Spice Merchants: 3
Wine-sellers: 5
Wheelwright: 4
Woodsellers: 2

Service workers

Bakers: 17
Barbers: 11
Coachmen: 4
Cooks: 10
Doctors: 6
Gamekeepers: 4
Grooms: 2
Hairdressers: 9
Healers: 7
Housekeepers: 7
Housemaids: 15
House Stewards: 8
Inns: 2
Laundry maids: 5
Maidservants: 9
Nursery Maids: 5
Pastrycooks: 9
Restaurateur: 11
Tavern Keepers: 14

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 3
Bleachers: 2
Chemical Workers: 1
Coal Heavers: 5
In-Town Couriers: 6
Long Haul Couriers: 6
Dockyard Workers: 5
Gas Workers: 1
Hay Merchants: 2
Leech Collectors: 6
Millers: 6
Miners: 6
Oilmen and Polishers: 4
Postmen: 6
Pure Finder: 3
Skinners: 8
Sugar Refiners: 1
Tosher: 4
Warehousemen: 9
Watercarriers: 6
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 8

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 3
Alchemist: 4
Clerk: 5
Dentists: 2
Educators: 7
Engineers: 3
Gardeners: 2
Mages: 2
Plumbers: 2
Pharmacist: 3
Professors: 1
Scientists: 2
Wizards: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 2
Bankers: 3
Civil Clerks: 5
Civic Iudex: 3
Consultants: 1
Exorcist: 6
Fixers: 3
Kami Clerk: 5
Landlords: 5
Lawyers: 3
Legend Keepers: 4
Militia Officers: 21
Monks, Monastic: 8
Monks, Civic: 7
Historian, Oral: 6
Historian, Textual: 3
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 6
Priests: 13
Rangers: 3
Rat Catchers: 4
Scholars: 4
Spiritualist: 5
Slayers: 1
Storytellers: 10
Military Officers: 9

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 7
Comfort Services: 9
Enchanters: 3
Herbalists: 3
Jaminators: 8
Needleworkers: 8
Potters: 4
Preserve Makers: 8
Quilters: 4
Seamsters: 13
Spinners: 9
Tinker: 2
Weaver: 6

Artists

Actors: 2
Architects: 1
Bards: 4
Costumers: 1
Dancers: 3
Drafters: 1
Engravers: 2
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 1
Glaziers: 2
Inlayers: 2
Musicians: 7
Painters, Art: 1
Playwrights: 2
Sculptors, Art: 2
Wood Carvers: 10
Writers: 9

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 10
Canners: 8
Cheesmakers: 8
Ice Merchants: 1
Millers: 5
Picklers: 4
Smokers: 3
Stockmakers: 3
Tobacconists: 4
Tallowmakers: 5

950 of Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

1712 of Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 82 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century an up-welling of water from beneath the earth caused Stream Soundless to surge and overflow its banks. The resulting flood was isolated to the area around Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu, which was swallowed by the waters for several days. Chyameya Amûmo Gîgu lost 216 people, 298 livestock, and 79 buildings in the disaster. The disaster is remembered as the Ill Tides Drownings.