Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya (/beˈgeqʊ/ /ˈmære/ [solid; dense] [soil; clay]) is a subtropical Large City located in Kàhæ Râre Hâyî Kingdom, Rûlichyû Îyà Empire, within the Warren.

The name Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya is derived from the Sylvin language, as Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya was founded by Tsèshî, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya receives an average of 88 cm/y (34 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya covers an area of nearly 139 km² (55 mi²), and an average elevation of 6046 m (19835 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya was founded durring the early 16th century in spring of the year 1520, by Tsèshî. The establishment of Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Tsèshî struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya as a prison colony.

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya is no diffrent. The city'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.

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya is buildings are arranged arround a single restrictive flagstone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. 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. Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya's cost-cutting-focused defences has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are smiling, quietly exchanging words with a friend, or simply enjoying the day as they work. It reminds you of an evening at home as everyone dined, having run out of things to talk about and embraced the savory meal before them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

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

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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. Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

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

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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 Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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.

Hu̽chyû Mære 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

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya.

The Plant-Imbued Ape near Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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.

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

12134 of Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 679 work in Agriculture
• 2670 work as Craftsmen
• 1002 work as Merchants
• 1825 work as Service Workers
• 1268 work as General Laborers
• 503 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1760 work as Civil Servants
• 1090 work in Cottage Industries
• 677 work as Artists
• 660 work in Produce Industries

18363 of Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2295 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

The roads leading into Hu̽chyû Mære Gûchya possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Lake Hanna began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which devastated , 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. An estimated people, livestock, and buildings were lost to the disaster. The disaster is referred to as the Agony Wind.

History