Lohe Gâyû Gûchya

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya (/ˈlohe/ /ˈgɑjʊ/ [loud; noisy] [pandemic]) is a temperate Large City located in Lûhyî Edu̹ Kingdom, Àsu̹ Ûyu̹ Empire, within the Warren.

The name Lohe Gâyû Gûchya is derived from the Sylvin language, as Lohe Gâyû Gûchya was founded by Jóchīr Cúnvēsh 'Kimber Gunslinger' Mboīboī Cú̄s Vú̄bó̄, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -10°C (14°F). Lohe Gâyû Gûchya receives an average of 165 cm/y (64 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Lohe Gâyû Gûchya covers an area of nearly 233 km² (93 mi²), and an average elevation of 4518 m (14822 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1099, by Jóchīr Cúnvēsh 'Kimber Gunslinger' Mboīboī Cú̄s Vú̄bó̄. The establishment of Lohe Gâyû Gûchya suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Lohe Gâyû Gûchya which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lohe Gâyû Gûchya is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of broad carved bedrock streets which form triangular 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 rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications 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.

A look around Lohe Gâyû Gûchya gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Lohe Gâyû Gûchya can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Lohe Gâyû Gûchya places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

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

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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 Lohe Gâyû Gûchya. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's parks.

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

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

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

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

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

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

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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. Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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 Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya 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

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Lohe Gâyû Gûchya sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Flea, Giant near Lohe Gâyû Gûchya are known to be quite timid.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

20921 of Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1098 work in Agriculture
• 4655 work as Craftsmen
• 1711 work as Merchants
• 3147 work as Service Workers
• 2210 work as General Laborers
• 856 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3117 work as Civil Servants
• 1838 work in Cottage Industries
• 1216 work as Artists
• 1073 work in Produce Industries

31180 of Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3325 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Lohe Gâyû Gûchya makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of protected Lohe Gâyû Gûchya's harvest from an army of bandits. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History