Dap Utèqùm

Dap Utèqùm (Utè /qʊm/ [beast] [loaf; cake]) is a subtropical Large City located in Oy̼qi̊m County, Winkhampia Council, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Dap Utèqùm is derived from the Tauric language, as Dap Utèqùm was founded by Tresî Qíhgùru, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Dap Utèqùm has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Dap Utèqùm receives an average of 279 cm/y (109 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Dap Utèqùm covers an area of nearly 431 km² (172 mi²), and an average elevation of 802 m (2631 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dap Utèqùm was founded durring the late 16th century in summer of the year 1470, by Tresî Qíhgùru. 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 Tresî Qíhgùru.

Dap Utèqùm was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dap Utèqùm 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.

Dap Utèqùm is was constructed arround several broad packed earth mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Dap Utèqùm, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Dap Utèqùm's Relic of the World That Was 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.

A look around Dap Utèqùm gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Dap Utèqùm acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

Dap Utèqùm 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.

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

Dap Utèqùm 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 Dap Utèqùm. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Dap Utèqùm's parks.

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

Dap Utèqùm 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.

Dap Utèqùm 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.

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

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

Dap Utèqùm 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.

Dap Utèqùm 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.

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

Dap Utèqùm has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Dap Utèqùm 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. Dap Utèqùm's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Dap Utèqùm possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Dap Utèqùm has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Dap Utèqùm 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.

Dap Utèqùm 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 Dap Utèqùm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Dap Utèqùm 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.

Dap Utèqùm 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.

Dap Utèqùm 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.

Dap Utèqùm 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Dap Utèqùm they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Dap Utèqùm's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Dap Utèqùm the stars are always right.

The Giant hissing cockroach near Dap Utèqùm are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Dap Utèqùm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Dap Utèqùm Census Data: Year 2000

38509 of Dap Utèqùm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2080 work in Agriculture
• 8703 work as Craftsmen
• 3159 work as Merchants
• 5821 work as Service Workers
• 4091 work as General Laborers
• 1565 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5526 work as Civil Servants
• 3305 work in Cottage Industries
• 2163 work as Artists
• 2096 work in Produce Industries

59687 of Dap Utèqùm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3036 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dap Utèqùm is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

History