Chyarà Qû

Chyarà Qû (/ˈcarə/ /qʊ/ [wild] [fule]) is a temperate Town located in Trasurampamla Zone, Àsu̹ Ûyu̹ Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Chyarà Qû is derived from the Wareneese language, as Chyarà Qû was founded by Frida Fyèlëm, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Chyarà Qû has a yearly average temperature of 6°C (42°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 7°C (44°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Chyarà Qû 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. Chyarà Qû covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1312 m (4304 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chyarà Qû was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1419, by Frida Fyèlëm. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Chyarà Qû was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chyarà Qû is no diffrent. The town'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.

Chyarà Qû is buildings are built arround a single narrow paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. The exceptionaly well made fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A quick look in any direction shows Chyarà Qû is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Chyarà Qû 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.

Chyarà Qû 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.

Chyarà Qû 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.

Chyarà Qû 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.

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

Chyarà Qû possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Chyarà Qû has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Chyarà Qû 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.

Cultural Notes

Chyarà Qû's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Chyarà Qû the milk never sours.

The Wolf, Dire near Chyarà Qû are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Chyarà Qû's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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.

Chyarà Qû Census Data: Year 2000

342 of Chyarà Qû's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

724 of Chyarà Qû's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 68 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Chyarà Qû has a conflict with a neighboring community. This usually isn't part of a larger war, but is instead a personal animosity between them. It may be the community has suffered at their enemy's hands, or they may have been the ones applying the suffering. Constant low-level skirmishes and trouble making go on between the two.

Chyarà Qû'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 Chyarà Qû suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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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 Chyarà Qû. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History