Gāva Gíhm

Gāva Gíhm (/gəˑv/ /a/ [compass] [small; little; short; low; miniature]) is a temperate Large City located in Tshtobàd County, Tarnàg Provence, within the Daland.

The name Gāva Gíhm is derived from the Sylvin language, as Gāva Gíhm was founded by Tsilî, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Gāva Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Gāva Gíhm receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Gāva Gíhm covers an area of nearly 174 km² (69 mi²), and an average elevation of 4372 m (14343 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gāva Gíhm was founded durring the late 20th century in early spring of the year 1891, by Tsilî. The establishment of Gāva Gíhm suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Gāva Gíhm which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Gāva Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 20th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gāva Gíhm 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.

Gāva Gíhm is buildings are arranged within a network of narrow cobblestone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. 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 Gāva Gíhm, 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. The city's Relic of the World That Was 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.

Right off the bat Gāva Gíhm hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the city nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the city, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Gāva Gíhm 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.

Gāva Gíhm 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.

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

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

Gāva Gíhm 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.

Gāva Gíhm 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.

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

Gāva Gíhm has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Gāva Gíhm 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. Gāva Gíhm's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Gāva Gíhm 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.

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

Gāva Gíhm has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Gāva Gíhm 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 Gāva Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gāva Gíhm 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.

Gāva Gíhm 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.

Gāva Gíhm 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.

Gāva Gíhm 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 Gāva Gíhm 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.

Gāva Gíhm's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Gāva Gíhm yeast remains dormant.

The Udaeus near Gāva Gíhm are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Gāva Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves performance art to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 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.

Gāva Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

15637 of Gāva Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 853 work in Agriculture
• 3491 work as Craftsmen
• 1243 work as Merchants
• 2460 work as Service Workers
• 1588 work as General Laborers
• 644 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2223 work as Civil Servants
• 1433 work in Cottage Industries
• 868 work as Artists
• 834 work in Produce Industries

22865 of Gāva Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2457 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Gāva Gíhm possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Gāva Gíhm's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History