Small City: Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Lallalo
Provence	Temmī̄f Principality
Region	Chyhyǟm-i̽n Basin
Founded	1281
Community Leader	Lord Zoe
Area	11 km² (4 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	3°C (37°F)
Average Elevation	5208 m (17086 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	132 cm/y (51 in/y)
Population	2762
Population Density	251 people per km² (690 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Invocation
Naming
Native name	Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ
Pronunciation	/ˈicʊ/ /ˈmʊrʊ/
Direct Translation	[infinite] [crisis]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ (/ˈicʊ/ /ˈmʊrʊ/ [infinite] [crisis]) is a temperate Small City located in the Temmī̄f Principality of the Lallalo.

The name Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ is derived from the Goblin language, as Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ was founded by Gêbêm, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ has a yearly average temperature of 3°C (37°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant -17°C (2°F). Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ receives an average of 132 cm/y (51 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ covers an area of nearly 11 km² (4 mi²), and an average elevation of 5208 m (17086 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1281, by Gêbêm. The establishment of Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Gêbêm electing to pay people to resettle in Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad packed earth streets which form hexical 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 is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The top tier civilian fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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 Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ's parks.

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

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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.

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

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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 Small City. Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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 Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ.

The Ghoul near Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 5
Farmers: 8
Farm Laborer: 13
Hunters: 9
Milk Maids: 7
Ranchers: 3
Ranch Hands: 8
Shepherds: 6

Farmland: 11130 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 690
Poultry: 8286
Swine: 552
Sheep: 27
Goats: 5
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 276

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 5
Blacksmiths: 5
Bookbinders: 3
Buckle-makers: 3
Cabinetmakers: 6
Candlemakers: 9
Carpenters: 8
Clothmakers: 7
Coach and Harness Makers: 3
Coopers: 7
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 3
Copyists: 2
Cutlers: 2
Fabricworkers: 6
Farrier: 14
Furriers: 1
Glassworkers: 8
Gunsmiths: 5
Harness-Makers: 2
Hatters: 5
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 3
Leatherwrights: 7
Locksmiths: 2
Matchstick makers: 4
Musical Instrument Makers: 4
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 3
Paper Workers: 3
Plasterers: 3
Pursemakers: 4
Roofers: 2
Ropemakers: 2
Rugmakers: 2
Saddlers: 4
Scabbardmakers: 5
Scalemakers: 2
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 2
Shoemakers: 2
Soap and Tallow Workers: 8
Tailors: 19
Tanners: 3
Upholsterers: 4
Watchmakers: 3
Weavers: 8
Whitesmiths: 2

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
Arcana Sellers: 1
Beer-Sellers: 3
Booksellers: 4
Butchers: 6
Chandlers: 6
Chicken Butchers: 7
Entrepreneurs: 2
Fine Clothiers: 7
Fishmongers: 6
Florists: 1
Potion Sellers: 4
Resellers: 11
Spice Merchants: 3
Wine-sellers: 5
Wheelwright: 4
Woodsellers: 2

Service workers

Bakers: 13
Barbers: 12
Coachmen: 4
Cooks: 10
Doctors: 5
Gamekeepers: 4
Grooms: 2
Hairdressers: 9
Healers: 8
Housekeepers: 9
Housemaids: 13
House Stewards: 8
Inns: 2
Laundry maids: 5
Maidservants: 9
Nursery Maids: 5
Pastrycooks: 9
Restaurateur: 10
Tavern Keepers: 12

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 4
Bleachers: 2
Chemical Workers: 1
Coal Heavers: 6
In-Town Couriers: 6
Long Haul Couriers: 6
Dockyard Workers: 5
Gas Workers: 1
Hay Merchants: 2
Leech Collectors: 6
Millers: 6
Miners: 6
Oilmen and Polishers: 4
Postmen: 6
Pure Finder: 3
Skinners: 7
Sugar Refiners: 1
Tosher: 4
Warehousemen: 9
Watercarriers: 6
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 9

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 3
Alchemist: 4
Clerk: 5
Dentists: 2
Educators: 7
Engineers: 3
Gardeners: 2
Mages: 2
Plumbers: 3
Pharmacist: 3
Professors: 1
Scientists: 2
Wizards: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 2
Bankers: 3
Civil Clerks: 6
Civic Iudex: 3
Consultants: 1
Exorcist: 6
Fixers: 3
Kami Clerk: 5
Landlords: 5
Lawyers: 3
Legend Keepers: 4
Militia Officers: 23
Monks, Monastic: 9
Monks, Civic: 7
Historian, Oral: 6
Historian, Textual: 3
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 6
Priests: 10
Rangers: 3
Rat Catchers: 4
Scholars: 4
Spiritualist: 5
Slayers: 1
Storytellers: 11
Military Officers: 10

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 8
Comfort Services: 10
Enchanters: 3
Herbalists: 3
Jaminators: 9
Needleworkers: 9
Potters: 4
Preserve Makers: 8
Quilters: 3
Seamsters: 13
Spinners: 9
Tinker: 3
Weaver: 7

Artists

Actors: 3
Architects: 1
Bards: 4
Costumers: 1
Dancers: 3
Drafters: 1
Engravers: 2
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 1
Glaziers: 2
Inlayers: 2
Musicians: 8
Painters, Art: 1
Playwrights: 2
Sculptors, Art: 2
Wood Carvers: 9
Writers: 8

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 8
Canners: 8
Cheesmakers: 11
Ice Merchants: 1
Millers: 5
Picklers: 4
Smokers: 3
Stockmakers: 3
Tobacconists: 4
Tallowmakers: 6

956 of Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

1751 of Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 55 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

The roads leading into Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ 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.

History

The the a suit of Jazerant armor of Chronomancy, an a suit of Jazerant armor imbued with potent amounts of Chronomancy energies was created near Ichyû Mûrû Kâchyâ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.