Lochubà Vachyî

Lochubà Vachyî (/loˈʧubə/ /ˈvacɪː/ [sticky] [erection]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Qàdurû Vu̽yûchû Principality of the City-state of Kakoray.

The name Lochubà Vachyî is derived from the Wareneese language, as Lochubà Vachyî was founded by Chisselu Ghuldrash Fyesheg̈, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Lochubà Vachyî has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 19°C (66°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -2°C (29°F). Lochubà Vachyî receives an average of 288 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Lochubà Vachyî covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2706 m (8877 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lochubà Vachyî was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1139, by Chisselu Ghuldrash Fyesheg̈. The establishment of Lochubà Vachyî suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Lochubà Vachyî which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Lochubà Vachyî was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lochubà Vachyî 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.

Lochubà Vachyî is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive cobblestone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The frontieer-style defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Right off the bat Lochubà Vachyî hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. It’s easy to see where their wealth comes from the more you look arround. Every aspect of the town has been developed with care and great thought. The people themselves act deliberately and with care in even the simplest of daily actions.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Lochubà Vachyî 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.

Lochubà Vachyî 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.

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

Lochubà Vachyî 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 Town. Lochubà Vachyî's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

Lochubà Vachyî 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 Lochubà Vachyî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lochubà Vachyî 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.

Lochubà Vachyî 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

Lochubà Vachyî's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Lochubà Vachyî's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Lochubà Vachyî.

The Sylph near Lochubà Vachyî are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Lochubà Vachyî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves performance art to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via throat singing.

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.

Lochubà Vachyî Census Data: Year 2000

502 of Lochubà Vachyî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 114 work as Craftsmen
• 43 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 75 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

953 of Lochubà Vachyî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 109 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lochubà Vachyî is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Lochubà Vachyî was attacked by savage serpentfolks living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Lochubà Vachyî lost 170 people, 144 livestock, and 54 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 183, when members of Lochubà Vachyî's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a noble, then secure them. The operation was complicated by the militia had access to far less resources than expected. The conflict ended with the defense of the fortification against a siege, which ended in a stalemate for Lochubà Vachyî's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Lochubà Vachyî's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History