Large City: Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm
Example Tauran architecture.

State	Tetburland
Provence	Gesiēinsu Region
Region	Cälo Gÿhq Shrublands
Founded	813
Community Leader	Lord Chnů
Area	127 km² (50 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	29°C (84°F)
Average Elevation	3324 m (10905 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	190 cm/y (74 in/y)
Population	29823
Population Density	234 people per km² (596 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Illusion
Naming
Native name	Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm
Pronunciation	/gɛg təˑs/ /gʊs/
Direct Translation	[church] [fast; smart; intelligent; quick]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm (/gɛg təˑs/ /gʊs/ [church] [fast; smart; intelligent; quick]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Gesiēinsu Region of the Tetburland.

The name Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm is derived from the Goblin language, as Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm was founded by Chnů, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm receives an average of 190 cm/y (74 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm covers an area of nearly 127 km² (50 mi²), and an average elevation of 3324 m (10905 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm was founded durring the early 9th century, by Chnů. The establishment of Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Chnů electing to pay people to resettle in Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm.

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm is buildings have been located at convienant points along the valley Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the spacious flagstone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The city has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm's cost-cutting-focused defences are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm. 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

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

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

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

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

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

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

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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. Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

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

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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 Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Gèg Tāsgùs 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.

Cultural Notes

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm's bank 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..

The Living Topiary near Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves reenactments to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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: 54
Farmers: 93
Farm Laborer: 165
Hunters: 102
Milk Maids: 72
Ranchers: 37
Ranch Hands: 77
Shepherds: 74

Farmland: 121379 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 7455
Poultry: 89469
Swine: 5964
Sheep: 298
Goats: 59
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 2982

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 57
Blacksmiths: 72
Bookbinders: 38
Buckle-makers: 41
Cabinetmakers: 67
Candlemakers: 106
Carpenters: 91
Clothmakers: 78
Coach and Harness Makers: 32
Coopers: 78
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 42
Copyists: 28
Cutlers: 25
Fabricworkers: 69
Farrier: 161
Furriers: 19
Glassworkers: 102
Gunsmiths: 62
Harness-Makers: 28
Hatters: 60
Hosiery Workers: 21
Jewelers: 34
Leatherwrights: 67
Locksmiths: 30
Matchstick makers: 45
Musical Instrument Makers: 44
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 39
Paper Workers: 42
Plasterers: 42
Pursemakers: 49
Roofers: 31
Ropemakers: 28
Rugmakers: 28
Saddlers: 55
Scabbardmakers: 60
Scalemakers: 31
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 19
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 28
Shoemakers: 28
Soap and Tallow Workers: 112
Tailors: 180
Tanners: 37
Upholsterers: 45
Watchmakers: 41
Weavers: 96
Whitesmiths: 23

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 20
Arcana Sellers: 20
Beer-Sellers: 38
Booksellers: 48
Butchers: 78
Chandlers: 76
Chicken Butchers: 79
Entrepreneurs: 30
Fine Clothiers: 78
Fishmongers: 72
Florists: 17
Potion Sellers: 50
Resellers: 114
Spice Merchants: 40
Wine-sellers: 57
Wheelwright: 47
Woodsellers: 28

Service workers

Bakers: 156
Barbers: 138
Coachmen: 44
Cooks: 110
Doctors: 67
Gamekeepers: 46
Grooms: 26
Hairdressers: 102
Healers: 79
Housekeepers: 90
Housemaids: 142
House Stewards: 85
Inns: 28
Laundry maids: 57
Maidservants: 96
Nursery Maids: 60
Pastrycooks: 106
Restaurateur: 129
Tavern Keepers: 114

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 41
Bleachers: 27
Chemical Workers: 17
Coal Heavers: 60
In-Town Couriers: 62
Long Haul Couriers: 63
Dockyard Workers: 59
Gas Workers: 14
Hay Merchants: 25
Leech Collectors: 84
Millers: 71
Miners: 78
Oilmen and Polishers: 49
Postmen: 64
Pure Finder: 39
Skinners: 85
Sugar Refiners: 17
Tosher: 48
Warehousemen: 110
Watercarriers: 62
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 90

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 37
Alchemist: 44
Clerk: 57
Dentists: 29
Educators: 75
Engineers: 42
Gardeners: 30
Mages: 22
Plumbers: 32
Pharmacist: 36
Professors: 12
Scientists: 22
Wizards: 13

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 28
Bankers: 44
Civil Clerks: 63
Civic Iudex: 33
Consultants: 19
Exorcist: 62
Fixers: 35
Kami Clerk: 55
Landlords: 56
Lawyers: 34
Legend Keepers: 48
Militia Officers: 229
Monks, Monastic: 102
Monks, Civic: 96
Historian, Oral: 71
Historian, Textual: 35
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 74
Priests: 129
Rangers: 40
Rat Catchers: 44
Scholars: 45
Spiritualist: 56
Slayers: 16
Storytellers: 101
Military Officers: 93

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 82
Comfort Services: 110
Enchanters: 33
Herbalists: 33
Jaminators: 119
Needleworkers: 106
Potters: 51
Preserve Makers: 96
Quilters: 43
Seamsters: 135
Spinners: 90
Tinker: 33
Weaver: 78

Artists

Actors: 32
Architects: 11
Bards: 49
Costumers: 18
Dancers: 35
Drafters: 18
Engravers: 24
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 14
Glaziers: 31
Inlayers: 28
Musicians: 93
Painters, Art: 15
Playwrights: 31
Sculptors, Art: 26
Wood Carvers: 124
Writers: 114

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 106
Canners: 82
Cheesmakers: 102
Ice Merchants: 13
Millers: 62
Picklers: 52
Smokers: 37
Stockmakers: 34
Tobacconists: 49
Tallowmakers: 74

11205 of Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

16829 of Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1789 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm is seriously plagued with raiders. One or more groups of persistent plunderers are hitting the community repeatedly, and they lack the necessary resources to fend them off or protect all their holdings.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Cälo Gÿhq Shrublands was struck by a drought when Mere Cahuilla grew too small to continue feeding Waterway Pentois, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Gèg Tāsgùs Gíhm lost 144 people, and 345 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 6 weeks, which are remembered as the Anguish Thirst.