Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm (Kstiyà /ˈvədi/ [strap] [armory]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Nijhobbub Region of the Tetburland.

The name Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm was founded by Èdsmepî, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm receives an average of 242 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm covers an area of nearly 15 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 834 m (2736 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm was founded durring the early 9th century, by Èdsmepî. The establishment of Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm's construction back out of the project. Èdsmepî pushed on reguardles, and Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kstiyàvàdi 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.

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow flagstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city 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. Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm's peasent-grade 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.

Your first impression of Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm proves to be right on the money. This city is where the rebels chose to settle. Fashion trends are quite simply the opposite of what’s popular in the other nearby communities. THis trend extends everywhere. Things that should be black are white, what would normally be square is organically curved, and what is typically unthinkable for polite society is more than welcome in this public square. Up to the logical limits, of course. There’s no flaying someone alive to eat their skin going on, but the women are dressed a little immodestly, the men are a little more emotional, and the food is all overly complex and terrible.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kstiyàvàdi 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.

Kstiyàvàdi 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.

Kstiyàvàdi 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.

Kstiyàvàdi 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.

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

Kstiyàvàdi 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 Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kstiyàvàdi 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.

Kstiyàvàdi 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.

Kstiyàvàdi 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.

Cultural Notes

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

The Tsathar near Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sex to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

1292 of Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 72 work in Agriculture
• 288 work as Craftsmen
• 102 work as Merchants
• 207 work as Service Workers
• 135 work as General Laborers
• 49 work as Skilled Laborers
• 184 work as Civil Servants
• 117 work in Cottage Industries
• 67 work as Artists
• 71 work in Produce Industries

2172 of Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 182 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm. One of Kstiyàvàdi Gíhm's festivals remembers the hero.

History