Ijkāsi Gíhm

Ijkāsi Gíhm (/iʤ/ /ˈkəˑsi/ [pick] [perfect; pure]) is a temperate Large City located in Turtpjado County, Movovaz̄ado Provence, within the Daland.

The name Ijkāsi Gíhm is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ijkāsi Gíhm was founded by Hä̌s Vúnvó̄r 'Holly Amy' Gó̄shīy Rāy Coûf̄sh, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Ijkāsi Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Ijkāsi Gíhm receives an average of 225 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ijkāsi Gíhm covers an area of nearly 157 km² (62 mi²), and an average elevation of 2062 m (6765 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ijkāsi Gíhm was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1479, by Hä̌s Vúnvó̄r 'Holly Amy' Gó̄shīy Rāy Coûf̄sh. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Ijkāsi Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm is buildings are built arround a single restrictive split-log ties mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Ijkāsi Gíhm'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. Ijkāsi Gíhm's unusual though effective defenses are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

A look around Ijkāsi Gíhm has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Ijkāsi Gíhm long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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 Ijkāsi Gíhm. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ijkāsi Gíhm's parks.

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

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

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

Ijkāsi Gíhm has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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. Ijkāsi Gíhm's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Ijkāsi Gíhm's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ijkāsi Gíhm has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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 Ijkāsi Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm 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

Ijkāsi Gíhm's chapel 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..

In Ijkāsi Gíhm rainbows form quite often above the Large City.

The Mole near Ijkāsi Gíhm are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ijkāsi Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Ijkāsi Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

14274 of Ijkāsi Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 798 work in Agriculture
• 3185 work as Craftsmen
• 1180 work as Merchants
• 2189 work as Service Workers
• 1483 work as General Laborers
• 595 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2043 work as Civil Servants
• 1273 work in Cottage Industries
• 764 work as Artists
• 764 work in Produce Industries

21080 of Ijkāsi Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2256 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Ijkāsi Gíhm is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

Ijkāsi Gíhm has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Ijkāsi Gíhm for years. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History