Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà (/ˈbezʊ/ /ˈbæne/ [fancy] [store; shop; salon; business]) is a temperate Town located in Ilenjivivu Zone, Bàze Logu Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà is derived from the Wareneese language, as Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà was founded by Ca̋mp̪v Bë̋chīy 'Carmen Snow' Rawmé̄ Mētḩlāy Vúóchīy Dyême, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 12°C (53°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà receives an average of 243 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1594 m (5229 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1471, by Ca̋mp̪v Bë̋chīy 'Carmen Snow' Rawmé̄ Mētḩlāy Vúóchīy Dyême. The establishment of Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Ca̋mp̪v Bë̋chīy 'Carmen Snow' Rawmé̄ Mētḩlāy Vúóchīy Dyême struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà as a prison colony.

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 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.

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà is is constructed arround a series of narrow flagstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 's peasent-grade 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.

A look around Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 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. Beneath this surface, the people of Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 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.

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

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 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.

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 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.

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

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

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 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.

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 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

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà .

The Festrog near Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà are known to be quite timid.

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves reenactments to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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.

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà Census Data: Year 2000

313 of Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 68 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 52 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 45 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

712 of Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 31 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Hurâ Bæne Kîchyà 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 early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History