Chyameya Mædû Bikâ

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ (/cəˈcæmu/ /ˈbikɑ/ [suspicious] [summer]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Kûri Mûzû Principality of the Lallalo.

The name Chyameya Mædû Bikâ is derived from the Sylvin language, as Chyameya Mædû Bikâ was founded by Khèbê, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ has a yearly average temperature of 5°C (41°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -12°C (11°F). Chyameya Mædû Bikâ receives an average of 273 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Chyameya Mædû Bikâ covers an area of nearly 59 km² (23 mi²), and an average elevation of 6622 m (-21223 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1168, by Khèbê. The establishment of Chyameya Mædû Bikâ suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chyameya Mædû Bikâ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow canals 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 rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Chyameya Mædû Bikâ's millitarily questionable 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.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Chyameya Mædû Bikâ. 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ 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 Mædû Bikâ's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

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

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ 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 Mædû Bikâ 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 Mædû Bikâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ 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 Mædû Bikâ 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 Mædû Bikâ 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 Mædû Bikâ has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ's town hall 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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is recurring in Chyameya Mædû Bikâ.

The Giant cockroach near Chyameya Mædû Bikâ are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Mædû Bikâ Census Data: Year 2000

5211 of Chyameya Mædû Bikâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 293 work in Agriculture
• 1165 work as Craftsmen
• 405 work as Merchants
• 843 work as Service Workers
• 535 work as General Laborers
• 209 work as Skilled Laborers
• 727 work as Civil Servants
• 466 work in Cottage Industries
• 287 work as Artists
• 281 work in Produce Industries

8408 of Chyameya Mædû Bikâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 277 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Chyameya Mædû Bikâ has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Chyameya Mædû Bikâ. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History