Híhtewqùm Se

Híhtewqùm Se (Híhtew /qʊm/ [match (game); contest] [loaf; cake]) is a temperate Town located in Puspïnruq Hold, Ststèsùp Provence, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Híhtewqùm Se is derived from the Tauric language, as Híhtewqùm Se was founded by Meleamorpha Davies Víhgùru, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Híhtewqùm Se has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Híhtewqùm Se receives an average of 272 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Híhtewqùm Se covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2058 m (6751 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Híhtewqùm Se was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1490, by Meleamorpha Davies Víhgùru. The establishment of Híhtewqùm Se was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Meleamorpha Davies Víhgùru electing to pay people to resettle in Híhtewqùm Se.

Híhtewqùm Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Híhtewqùm Se is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Híhtewqùm Se is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt cobblestone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Right off the bat Híhtewqùm Se 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 town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Híhtewqùm Se 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.

Híhtewqùm Se 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.

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

Híhtewqùm Se 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.

Híhtewqùm Se 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.

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

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

Híhtewqùm Se 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Híhtewqùm Se 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.

Híhtewqùm Se's town hall 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 Híhtewqùm Se vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Pudding, Blood near Híhtewqùm Se are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Híhtewqùm Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via mimery.

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.

Híhtewqùm Se Census Data: Year 2000

351 of Híhtewqùm Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 58 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

746 of Híhtewqùm Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 57 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . Híhtewqùm Se's militia's elite squad is named after .

History