Small City: Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Warren
Provence	Vu̹chi Bu̽su Empire
Sub Provence	Mî Hàyâyû Kingdom
Region	Vamshahop Brush
Founded	1321
Community Leader	Lord Lithuineth
Area	15 km² (6 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	17°C (62°F)
Average Elevation	2300 m (7545 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	266 cm/y (104 in/y)
Population	3676
Population Density	245 people per km² (612 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Illusion
Naming
Native name	Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà
Pronunciation	/de/ /ˈvʊgʊ ˈməjə/
Direct Translation	[violet] [villain]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà is derived from the Sylvin language, as Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà was founded by Lithuineth, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 5°C (41°F). Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà receives an average of 266 cm/y (104 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà covers an area of nearly 15 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 2300 m (7545 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1321, by Lithuineth. The establishment of Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Lithuineth electing to pay people to resettle in Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà.

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà 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.

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad worn bedrock streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. 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 Kume Vûgû Màyà's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Astonishigly, the top tier civilian fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà 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 Kume Vûgû Màyà has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

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

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà 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 Kume Vûgû Màyà's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà 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 Kume Vûgû Màyà's natural decorations nor waterways.

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà 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 Kume Vûgû Màyà 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 Kume Vûgû Màyà 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

There’s a relatively new religion in Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà 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 Kume Vûgû Màyà's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Land Lamprey near Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves ritual combat to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 7
Farmers: 11
Farm Laborer: 16
Hunters: 13
Milk Maids: 8
Ranchers: 4
Ranch Hands: 10
Shepherds: 8

Farmland: 14630 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 919
Poultry: 11028
Swine: 735
Sheep: 36
Goats: 7
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 367

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 7
Blacksmiths: 7
Bookbinders: 4
Buckle-makers: 5
Cabinetmakers: 8
Candlemakers: 12
Carpenters: 12
Clothmakers: 10
Coach and Harness Makers: 4
Coopers: 9
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 5
Copyists: 3
Cutlers: 3
Fabricworkers: 8
Farrier: 25
Furriers: 2
Glassworkers: 12
Gunsmiths: 7
Harness-Makers: 3
Hatters: 6
Hosiery Workers: 2
Jewelers: 4
Leatherwrights: 8
Locksmiths: 3
Matchstick makers: 6
Musical Instrument Makers: 5
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 4
Paper Workers: 5
Plasterers: 4
Pursemakers: 5
Roofers: 3
Ropemakers: 3
Rugmakers: 3
Saddlers: 6
Scabbardmakers: 8
Scalemakers: 3
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 2
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 3
Shoemakers: 3
Soap and Tallow Workers: 13
Tailors: 22
Tanners: 4
Upholsterers: 5
Watchmakers: 5
Weavers: 12
Whitesmiths: 3

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 2
Arcana Sellers: 2
Beer-Sellers: 4
Booksellers: 5
Butchers: 9
Chandlers: 9
Chicken Butchers: 10
Entrepreneurs: 3
Fine Clothiers: 9
Fishmongers: 8
Florists: 2
Potion Sellers: 6
Resellers: 15
Spice Merchants: 4
Wine-sellers: 7
Wheelwright: 6
Woodsellers: 3

Service workers

Bakers: 22
Barbers: 16
Coachmen: 5
Cooks: 14
Doctors: 7
Gamekeepers: 5
Grooms: 3
Hairdressers: 14
Healers: 9
Housekeepers: 10
Housemaids: 28
House Stewards: 11
Inns: 3
Laundry maids: 6
Maidservants: 12
Nursery Maids: 6
Pastrycooks: 13
Restaurateur: 14
Tavern Keepers: 14

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 5
Bleachers: 3
Chemical Workers: 2
Coal Heavers: 7
In-Town Couriers: 7
Long Haul Couriers: 7
Dockyard Workers: 7
Gas Workers: 1
Hay Merchants: 3
Leech Collectors: 9
Millers: 8
Miners: 8
Oilmen and Polishers: 5
Postmen: 8
Pure Finder: 4
Skinners: 10
Sugar Refiners: 2
Tosher: 6
Warehousemen: 13
Watercarriers: 8
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 12

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 4
Alchemist: 5
Clerk: 7
Dentists: 3
Educators: 9
Engineers: 5
Gardeners: 3
Mages: 2
Plumbers: 3
Pharmacist: 4
Professors: 1
Scientists: 2
Wizards: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 3
Bankers: 4
Civil Clerks: 8
Civic Iudex: 4
Consultants: 2
Exorcist: 8
Fixers: 4
Kami Clerk: 7
Landlords: 7
Lawyers: 4
Legend Keepers: 6
Militia Officers: 28
Monks, Monastic: 10
Monks, Civic: 13
Historian, Oral: 8
Historian, Textual: 4
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 8
Priests: 15
Rangers: 4
Rat Catchers: 5
Scholars: 6
Spiritualist: 7
Slayers: 2
Storytellers: 12
Military Officers: 13

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 10
Comfort Services: 12
Enchanters: 4
Herbalists: 4
Jaminators: 11
Needleworkers: 12
Potters: 6
Preserve Makers: 10
Quilters: 5
Seamsters: 19
Spinners: 10
Tinker: 4
Weaver: 9

Artists

Actors: 3
Architects: 1
Bards: 5
Costumers: 2
Dancers: 4
Drafters: 2
Engravers: 3
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 1
Glaziers: 3
Inlayers: 3
Musicians: 9
Painters, Art: 1
Playwrights: 3
Sculptors, Art: 3
Wood Carvers: 14
Writers: 13

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 10
Canners: 10
Cheesmakers: 11
Ice Merchants: 1
Millers: 7
Picklers: 6
Smokers: 4
Stockmakers: 4
Tobacconists: 6
Tallowmakers: 8

1311 of Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

2218 of Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 147 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà lost 191 people, 190 livestock, and 65 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 63, when members of Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a particular fortification, then reinforce it. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the fortification, which ended in victory for Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Chyameya Kume Vûgû Màyà's bards, historians, and legend keepers.