Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma (/ˈbu̽le/ /ˈkuma/ [spur] [loop; curve]) is a temperate Large City located in Ûsî Râre Kingdom, Bæru̽sa Vu̽ Empire, within the Warren.

The name Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma is derived from the Sylvin language, as Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma was founded by Belegorn, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma has a yearly average temperature of 5°C (41°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 10°C (50°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing 0°C (32°F). Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma receives an average of 221 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma covers an area of nearly 77 km² (30 mi²), and an average elevation of 1242 m (4074 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1111, by Belegorn. 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 Belegorn.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma is buildings are built arround a single crampt worn bedrock mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma 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 Bu̽le Kuma 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.

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

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma 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. Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma 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.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma 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 Bu̽le Kuma's natural decorations nor waterways.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma 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 Bu̽le Kuma 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 Bu̽le Kuma 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

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma's garrison 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is skipped in Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma.

The Mole near Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Abjuration energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma Census Data: Year 2000

6893 of Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 376 work in Agriculture
• 1588 work as Craftsmen
• 561 work as Merchants
• 1057 work as Service Workers
• 705 work as General Laborers
• 280 work as Skilled Laborers
• 969 work as Civil Servants
• 601 work in Cottage Industries
• 390 work as Artists
• 366 work in Produce Industries

11237 of Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 370 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

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History

The the an Armband of Invocation, an an Armband imbued with potent amounts of Invocation energies was created near Chyameya Bu̽le Kuma by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History