Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû (/ˈɪːqʊ/ /ˈhu̹bʊ/ [skilled] [embassy]) is a temperate Town located in Lu̽sahya Chyækichà Kingdom, Àsu̹ Ûyu̹ Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû is derived from the Wareneese language, as Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû was founded by Sharleen Glkeshëm Zlëm Zêbmtêye, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -10°C (14°F). Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû receives an average of 183 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5338 m (17513 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû was founded durring the early 11th century, by Sharleen Glkeshëm Zlëm Zêbmtêye. The establishment of Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Sharleen Glkeshëm Zlëm Zêbmtêye electing to pay people to resettle in Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû.

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû is no diffrent. The town'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.

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû is is constructed arround a series of broad cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The minimaly adiquite has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet town 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

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

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû 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.

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

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

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû 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.

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

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû 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.

Cultural Notes

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû's bank 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 Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Dvorovoi near Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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.

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû Census Data: Year 2000

382 of Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

812 of Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 49 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû’s streets.

Kûyu̽sa Hu̹bû is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History