Large City: Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Warren
Provence	Chyûyu̽ Lu̹sû Empire
Sub Provence	Meyûyu̽ Qachyælâ Kingdom
Region	Kuw Whe̜m Woods
Founded	1225
Community Leader	Lord Glêpîre
Area	147 km² (58 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	10°C (50°F)
Average Elevation	4764 m (15629 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	283 cm/y (111 in/y)
Population	35308
Population Density	240 people per km² (608 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Summoning
Naming
Native name	Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ
Pronunciation	/ˈvɑkʊ/ /ˈgəbɑ/
Direct Translation	[eagle] [capsule; tablet]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ is derived from the Sylvin language, as Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ was founded by Phaetura, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ has a yearly average temperature of 10°C (50°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -3°C (27°F). Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ receives an average of 283 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the short winter months. Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ covers an area of nearly 147 km² (58 mi²), and an average elevation of 4764 m (15629 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1225, by Phaetura. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ 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 Vâkû Gàbâ is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of crampt baked earthen streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The city's robustly designed timber walls 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.

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are smiling, quietly exchanging words with a friend, or simply enjoying the day as they work. It reminds you of an evening at home as everyone dined, having run out of things to talk about and embraced the savory meal before them.

Civic Infrastructure

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ 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.

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

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

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

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

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ 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 Vâkû Gàbâ's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ 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 Vâkû Gàbâ 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 Vâkû Gàbâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ 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 Vâkû Gàbâ 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 Vâkû Gàbâ 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 Vâkû Gàbâ 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ.

The Mud Elemental, Medium near Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Enchantment energies of tier 2 via guttural bellowing.

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: 67
Farmers: 100
Farm Laborer: 196
Hunters: 121
Milk Maids: 88
Ranchers: 47
Ranch Hands: 94
Shepherds: 90

Farmland: 143350 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 8827
Poultry: 105924
Swine: 7061
Sheep: 353
Goats: 70
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 3530

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 75
Blacksmiths: 80
Bookbinders: 43
Buckle-makers: 47
Cabinetmakers: 82
Candlemakers: 113
Carpenters: 105
Clothmakers: 95
Coach and Harness Makers: 36
Coopers: 88
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 49
Copyists: 32
Cutlers: 29
Fabricworkers: 80
Farrier: 190
Furriers: 23
Glassworkers: 126
Gunsmiths: 71
Harness-Makers: 33
Hatters: 72
Hosiery Workers: 25
Jewelers: 41
Leatherwrights: 86
Locksmiths: 36
Matchstick makers: 57
Musical Instrument Makers: 49
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 45
Paper Workers: 49
Plasterers: 45
Pursemakers: 63
Roofers: 39
Ropemakers: 34
Rugmakers: 34
Saddlers: 61
Scabbardmakers: 83
Scalemakers: 39
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 23
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 33
Shoemakers: 35
Soap and Tallow Workers: 119
Tailors: 172
Tanners: 44
Upholsterers: 52
Watchmakers: 45
Weavers: 95
Whitesmiths: 28

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 24
Arcana Sellers: 24
Beer-Sellers: 45
Booksellers: 54
Butchers: 82
Chandlers: 88
Chicken Butchers: 108
Entrepreneurs: 36
Fine Clothiers: 95
Fishmongers: 86
Florists: 21
Potion Sellers: 59
Resellers: 160
Spice Merchants: 48
Wine-sellers: 75
Wheelwright: 53
Woodsellers: 34

Service workers

Bakers: 147
Barbers: 172
Coachmen: 48
Cooks: 153
Doctors: 72
Gamekeepers: 53
Grooms: 32
Hairdressers: 130
Healers: 102
Housekeepers: 113
Housemaids: 207
House Stewards: 117
Inns: 34
Laundry maids: 64
Maidservants: 106
Nursery Maids: 60
Pastrycooks: 113
Restaurateur: 141
Tavern Keepers: 153

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 51
Bleachers: 31
Chemical Workers: 20
Coal Heavers: 73
In-Town Couriers: 84
Long Haul Couriers: 76
Dockyard Workers: 73
Gas Workers: 17
Hay Merchants: 29
Leech Collectors: 99
Millers: 72
Miners: 80
Oilmen and Polishers: 58
Postmen: 76
Pure Finder: 47
Skinners: 95
Sugar Refiners: 20
Tosher: 56
Warehousemen: 135
Watercarriers: 77
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 121

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 47
Alchemist: 53
Clerk: 69
Dentists: 35
Educators: 102
Engineers: 50
Gardeners: 35
Mages: 26
Plumbers: 37
Pharmacist: 40
Professors: 15
Scientists: 26
Wizards: 15

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 33
Bankers: 50
Civil Clerks: 84
Civic Iudex: 40
Consultants: 22
Exorcist: 76
Fixers: 40
Kami Clerk: 69
Landlords: 63
Lawyers: 44
Legend Keepers: 56
Militia Officers: 353
Monks, Monastic: 106
Monks, Civic: 117
Historian, Oral: 80
Historian, Textual: 41
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 75
Priests: 185
Rangers: 47
Rat Catchers: 53
Scholars: 54
Spiritualist: 65
Slayers: 20
Storytellers: 138
Military Officers: 147

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 106
Comfort Services: 153
Enchanters: 40
Herbalists: 40
Jaminators: 130
Needleworkers: 113
Potters: 56
Preserve Makers: 110
Quilters: 51
Seamsters: 207
Spinners: 117
Tinker: 39
Weaver: 95

Artists

Actors: 36
Architects: 13
Bards: 55
Costumers: 21
Dancers: 40
Drafters: 22
Engravers: 28
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 17
Glaziers: 36
Inlayers: 33
Musicians: 113
Painters, Art: 18
Playwrights: 39
Sculptors, Art: 30
Wood Carvers: 110
Writers: 126

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 121
Canners: 113
Cheesmakers: 121
Ice Merchants: 15
Millers: 73
Picklers: 63
Smokers: 47
Stockmakers: 38
Tobacconists: 56
Tallowmakers: 75

13460 of Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

20789 of Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1059 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami granted the town a great harvest. One of Chyameya Vâkû Gàbâ's local festivals commemorates this miracle.