Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya (/ˈgəno/ /ˈhʊke/ [wet] [image]) is a subtropical Large City located in Vobi Bàqabedu County, Mædu̽ Hûmæ Provence, within the Daland.

The name Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya is derived from the Goblin language, as Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya was founded by Rä̌ Yä̂fér 'Ebony Allison' Rār Yoú̄kī Yoúrmë̌ Vú̄tō̄ Vúoīó̄, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya covers an area of nearly 153 km² (61 mi²), and an average elevation of 5472 m (17952 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1251, by Rä̌ Yä̂fér 'Ebony Allison' Rār Yoú̄kī Yoúrmë̌ Vú̄tō̄ Vúoīó̄. The establishment of Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's construction back out of the project. Rä̌ Yä̂fér 'Ebony Allison' Rār Yoú̄kī Yoúrmë̌ Vú̄tō̄ Vúoīó̄ pushed on reguardles, and Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt baked earthen streets which form octogonal 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. Unfortuantly, these robustly designed timber walls are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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 Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's parks.

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

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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.

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

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

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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.

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

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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. Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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 Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya 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

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya all of the cats speak the local language with prefect diction.

The Griffon near Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves creating small tokens to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 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.

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

13548 of Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 750 work in Agriculture
• 3036 work as Craftsmen
• 1082 work as Merchants
• 2069 work as Service Workers
• 1393 work as General Laborers
• 569 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1960 work as Civil Servants
• 1208 work in Cottage Industries
• 751 work as Artists
• 730 work in Produce Industries

21322 of Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1078 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Gu̹beyu̽ Hûke Gûchya.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Lake Ozero began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which brought great calamity to the entire nation, killing every person and animal in its path which could not escape the cloud. Oddly, the plants of the region flourished in the years after the disaster. The disaster brought an end to people, livestock, and buildings. The disaster is referred to as the Heartache Wind.

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