Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya (/ba/ /ˈɑsu̹/ [ill; unwell] [weather; climate]) is a temperate City located in Lochubà Hûyæ Kingdom, Mî Kûrà Empire, within the Warren.

The name Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya is derived from the Goblin language, as Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya was founded by Zlèbê, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -1°C (31°F). Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya receives an average of 172 cm/y (67 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya covers an area of nearly 43 km² (17 mi²), and an average elevation of 3588 m (11771 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1451, by Zlèbê. The establishment of Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zlèbê electing to pay people to resettle in Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya.

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya is is constructed arround a series of restrictive cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The city's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the city brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

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

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Humûra âsu̹ 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 City. Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya 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.

Humûra âsu̹ 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 Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

Humûra âsu̹ 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.

Cultural Notes

Life is hard in Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Mercane near Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Necromancy 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.

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

3794 of Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 211 work in Agriculture
• 852 work as Craftsmen
• 304 work as Merchants
• 580 work as Service Workers
• 391 work as General Laborers
• 154 work as Skilled Laborers
• 538 work as Civil Servants
• 347 work in Cottage Industries
• 209 work as Artists
• 208 work in Produce Industries

5936 of Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 512 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Humûra âsu̹ Gûchya is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

The the a handaxe of Transmutation, an a handaxe imbued with notable amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Hume Bæne Kâchyâ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History