Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ (/ɜːθ/ /ˈdono/ [Propername] [funeral]) is a subtropical Large City located in S̺àû Chyide Kingdom, Zosefemay Landgrave, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ was founded by Dhay Vimeni, who was culturaly Warrenese.

Climate

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 3°C (37°F). Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ receives an average of 211 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ covers an area of nearly 269 km² (107 mi²), and an average elevation of 3782 m (12408 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ was founded durring the early 15th century in winter of the year 1414, by Dhay Vimeni. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ was built using the conventions of Warrenese durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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 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. Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The city's top tier civilian 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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 Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The people are clearly worried about something, and everyone is either wearing a weapon or has one close at hand. Your gut tells you it’s not mere fate which has caused this town to begin failing...

Civic Infrastructure

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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 Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ's parks.

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

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

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

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

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

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

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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. Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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 Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ 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

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

In Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Guardian, Graven near Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ are known to be quite timid.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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.

Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ Census Data: Year 2000

24153 of Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1260 work in Agriculture
• 5336 work as Craftsmen
• 1936 work as Merchants
• 3696 work as Service Workers
• 2476 work as General Laborers
• 979 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3620 work as Civil Servants
• 2204 work in Cottage Industries
• 1345 work as Artists
• 1301 work in Produce Industries

36770 of Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2538 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Trepidation Mountain, an iconic vista located neare Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ, proved to be volcanic when the mountain erupted. The eruption was isolated to the area around Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ, which was swallowed in ash, lava flows, and pyroclastic gasses. Kîhahyi Dono Mudâ lost 169 people, 355 livestock, and 60 buildings in the disaster. The event is forever remembered as the Day of Trepidation's Wrath.

History