Large City: Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Warren
Provence	Vu̹chi Bu̽su Empire
Sub Provence	Kûrûha Hûmæ Kingdom
Region	Ëchy-bro̠qüe Woodlands
Founded	1117
Community Leader	Lord Zênka
Area	207 km² (82 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	15°C (59°F)
Average Elevation	1818 m (5964 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	302 cm/y (118 in/y)
Population	48924
Population Density	236 people per km² (596 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Truename Magic
Naming
Native name	Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ
Pronunciation	/ˈkʊme/ /gu̽ˈjɪːjə/
Direct Translation	[next] [language]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ was founded by Dyêbrgfëm, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 4°C (39°F). Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ receives an average of 302 cm/y (118 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ covers an area of nearly 207 km² (82 mi²), and an average elevation of 1818 m (5964 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1117, by Dyêbrgfëm. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Dyêbrgfëm.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ 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.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive split-log ties streets which form octogonal 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 defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ's Relic of the World That Was are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet city filled with closed scriptoriums, people quietly yet dejectedly reading in isolated places around town, and the occasional book laying in a heap of garbage.

Civic Infrastructure

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ 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.

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

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

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

Kûme Gu̽yîyà 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.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà 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.

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

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

Kûme Gu̽yîyà 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.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ 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.

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

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà 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 Large City. Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ 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.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà 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 Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà 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.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà 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.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà 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.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ 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

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

The Stegocentipede near Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves reenactments to channel Necromancy energies of tier 1 via mimery.

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: 96
Farmers: 148
Farm Laborer: 305
Hunters: 152
Milk Maids: 132
Ranchers: 65
Ranch Hands: 150
Shepherds: 143

Farmland: 198142 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 12231
Poultry: 146772
Swine: 9784
Sheep: 489
Goats: 97
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 4892

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 95
Blacksmiths: 108
Bookbinders: 62
Buckle-makers: 65
Cabinetmakers: 106
Candlemakers: 163
Carpenters: 150
Clothmakers: 143
Coach and Harness Makers: 50
Coopers: 113
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 71
Copyists: 46
Cutlers: 40
Fabricworkers: 113
Farrier: 296
Furriers: 31
Glassworkers: 195
Gunsmiths: 98
Harness-Makers: 48
Hatters: 98
Hosiery Workers: 34
Jewelers: 56
Leatherwrights: 128
Locksmiths: 49
Matchstick makers: 77
Musical Instrument Makers: 70
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 64
Paper Workers: 67
Plasterers: 63
Pursemakers: 82
Roofers: 52
Ropemakers: 49
Rugmakers: 46
Saddlers: 94
Scabbardmakers: 100
Scalemakers: 50
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 31
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 44
Shoemakers: 47
Soap and Tallow Workers: 160
Tailors: 315
Tanners: 64
Upholsterers: 68
Watchmakers: 67
Weavers: 148
Whitesmiths: 40

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 34
Arcana Sellers: 34
Beer-Sellers: 61
Booksellers: 78
Butchers: 125
Chandlers: 122
Chicken Butchers: 137
Entrepreneurs: 53
Fine Clothiers: 116
Fishmongers: 143
Florists: 29
Potion Sellers: 80
Resellers: 203
Spice Merchants: 65
Wine-sellers: 99
Wheelwright: 76
Woodsellers: 47

Service workers

Bakers: 305
Barbers: 217
Coachmen: 69
Cooks: 232
Doctors: 94
Gamekeepers: 76
Grooms: 43
Hairdressers: 152
Healers: 120
Housekeepers: 143
Housemaids: 287
House Stewards: 132
Inns: 46
Laundry maids: 92
Maidservants: 181
Nursery Maids: 90
Pastrycooks: 174
Restaurateur: 195
Tavern Keepers: 212

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 68
Bleachers: 45
Chemical Workers: 28
Coal Heavers: 101
In-Town Couriers: 106
Long Haul Couriers: 113
Dockyard Workers: 99
Gas Workers: 23
Hay Merchants: 41
Leech Collectors: 134
Millers: 111
Miners: 104
Oilmen and Polishers: 71
Postmen: 111
Pure Finder: 63
Skinners: 135
Sugar Refiners: 27
Tosher: 74
Warehousemen: 157
Watercarriers: 98
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 135

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 62
Alchemist: 70
Clerk: 101
Dentists: 52
Educators: 134
Engineers: 71
Gardeners: 50
Mages: 35
Plumbers: 54
Pharmacist: 58
Professors: 21
Scientists: 37
Wizards: 21

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 46
Bankers: 71
Civil Clerks: 104
Civic Iudex: 55
Consultants: 31
Exorcist: 113
Fixers: 59
Kami Clerk: 100
Landlords: 94
Lawyers: 59
Legend Keepers: 80
Militia Officers: 326
Monks, Monastic: 139
Monks, Civic: 157
Historian, Oral: 111
Historian, Textual: 56
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 108
Priests: 188
Rangers: 65
Rat Catchers: 75
Scholars: 80
Spiritualist: 85
Slayers: 28
Storytellers: 191
Military Officers: 168

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 132
Comfort Services: 181
Enchanters: 54
Herbalists: 54
Jaminators: 163
Needleworkers: 163
Potters: 76
Preserve Makers: 168
Quilters: 69
Seamsters: 222
Spinners: 148
Tinker: 54
Weaver: 122

Artists

Actors: 53
Architects: 19
Bards: 75
Costumers: 29
Dancers: 56
Drafters: 32
Engravers: 39
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 24
Glaziers: 53
Inlayers: 45
Musicians: 132
Painters, Art: 25
Playwrights: 53
Sculptors, Art: 41
Wood Carvers: 157
Writers: 195

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 181
Canners: 152
Cheesmakers: 163
Ice Merchants: 21
Millers: 99
Picklers: 81
Smokers: 60
Stockmakers: 54
Tobacconists: 76
Tallowmakers: 119

18452 of Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

26559 of Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3913 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

Kûme Gu̽yîyà Kâchyâ is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

History

The the a suit of Ring armour of Charm, an a suit of Ring armour imbued with notable amounts of Charm energies was created near Kug Gujnas Ji̊ Qi̊v by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.