Large City: Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Warren
Provence	Mî Kûrà Empire
Sub Provence	Ràlolà Gûho Kingdom
Region	Fe̜v Vro̠fstǟ Maquis
Founded	1163
Community Leader	Lord Galenasseth
Area	120 km² (48 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	12°C (53°F)
Average Elevation	3906 m (12814 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	141 cm/y (55 in/y)
Population	28388
Population Density	236 people per km² (591 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Necromancy
Naming
Native name	Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ
Pronunciation	/ˈɪːdæ/ /ˈvodə/
Direct Translation	[dumb (speechless)] [ginger]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ is derived from the Sylvin language, as Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ was founded by Galenasseth, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -2°C (29°F). Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ receives an average of 141 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ covers an area of nearly 120 km² (48 mi²), and an average elevation of 3906 m (12814 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1163, by Galenasseth. The establishment of Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's construction back out of the project. Galenasseth pushed on reguardles, and Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The city's top tier civilian fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ shows Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The city has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Meyâ Vodà 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.

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

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Meyâ Vodà 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. Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Meyâ Vodà 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 Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Meyâ Vodà 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.

Cultural Notes

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ is home to a distinct subculture, who are either the majority here or have the dominant positions in the community. Architecture, local laws, and social customs are all tuned to suit them, and they may not be particularly forgiving or friendly to the major culture of the region. Communities that are not outright independent usually make an arm's-length submission to a local lord.

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ'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 Urdefhan near Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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: 58
Farmers: 91
Farm Laborer: 166
Hunters: 94
Milk Maids: 70
Ranchers: 37
Ranch Hands: 71
Shepherds: 78

Farmland: 115255 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 7097
Poultry: 85164
Swine: 5677
Sheep: 283
Goats: 56
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 2838

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 57
Blacksmiths: 66
Bookbinders: 36
Buckle-makers: 37
Cabinetmakers: 59
Candlemakers: 88
Carpenters: 90
Clothmakers: 86
Coach and Harness Makers: 29
Coopers: 69
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 40
Copyists: 27
Cutlers: 24
Fabricworkers: 63
Farrier: 195
Furriers: 18
Glassworkers: 97
Gunsmiths: 61
Harness-Makers: 26
Hatters: 55
Hosiery Workers: 20
Jewelers: 31
Leatherwrights: 70
Locksmiths: 28
Matchstick makers: 44
Musical Instrument Makers: 41
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 36
Paper Workers: 41
Plasterers: 40
Pursemakers: 46
Roofers: 30
Ropemakers: 29
Rugmakers: 27
Saddlers: 57
Scabbardmakers: 62
Scalemakers: 29
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 18
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 26
Shoemakers: 26
Soap and Tallow Workers: 103
Tailors: 153
Tanners: 34
Upholsterers: 42
Watchmakers: 37
Weavers: 76
Whitesmiths: 23

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 19
Arcana Sellers: 19
Beer-Sellers: 36
Booksellers: 45
Butchers: 72
Chandlers: 74
Chicken Butchers: 77
Entrepreneurs: 28
Fine Clothiers: 69
Fishmongers: 67
Florists: 17
Potion Sellers: 50
Resellers: 123
Spice Merchants: 37
Wine-sellers: 54
Wheelwright: 45
Woodsellers: 27

Service workers

Bakers: 177
Barbers: 120
Coachmen: 40
Cooks: 129
Doctors: 61
Gamekeepers: 43
Grooms: 24
Hairdressers: 97
Healers: 71
Housekeepers: 78
Housemaids: 157
House Stewards: 81
Inns: 28
Laundry maids: 57
Maidservants: 105
Nursery Maids: 52
Pastrycooks: 97
Restaurateur: 105
Tavern Keepers: 105

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 38
Bleachers: 26
Chemical Workers: 16
Coal Heavers: 61
In-Town Couriers: 63
Long Haul Couriers: 67
Dockyard Workers: 54
Gas Workers: 13
Hay Merchants: 23
Leech Collectors: 75
Millers: 66
Miners: 61
Oilmen and Polishers: 47
Postmen: 61
Pure Finder: 38
Skinners: 76
Sugar Refiners: 16
Tosher: 43
Warehousemen: 101
Watercarriers: 58
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 83

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 37
Alchemist: 42
Clerk: 64
Dentists: 27
Educators: 73
Engineers: 39
Gardeners: 29
Mages: 21
Plumbers: 31
Pharmacist: 35
Professors: 12
Scientists: 21
Wizards: 12

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 27
Bankers: 39
Civil Clerks: 69
Civic Iudex: 31
Consultants: 18
Exorcist: 61
Fixers: 32
Kami Clerk: 56
Landlords: 58
Lawyers: 36
Legend Keepers: 47
Militia Officers: 236
Monks, Monastic: 81
Monks, Civic: 88
Historian, Oral: 64
Historian, Textual: 34
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 64
Priests: 123
Rangers: 38
Rat Catchers: 43
Scholars: 45
Spiritualist: 56
Slayers: 16
Storytellers: 99
Military Officers: 109

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 86
Comfort Services: 101
Enchanters: 31
Herbalists: 31
Jaminators: 101
Needleworkers: 109
Potters: 46
Preserve Makers: 91
Quilters: 41
Seamsters: 141
Spinners: 86
Tinker: 30
Weaver: 83

Artists

Actors: 29
Architects: 11
Bards: 43
Costumers: 17
Dancers: 33
Drafters: 18
Engravers: 22
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 14
Glaziers: 30
Inlayers: 26
Musicians: 91
Painters, Art: 14
Playwrights: 31
Sculptors, Art: 24
Wood Carvers: 109
Writers: 113

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 101
Canners: 101
Cheesmakers: 97
Ice Merchants: 12
Millers: 57
Picklers: 48
Smokers: 35
Stockmakers: 31
Tobacconists: 45
Tallowmakers: 59

10772 of Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

16481 of Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1135 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ lost 135 people, 345 livestock, and 41 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 225, when members of Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's militia enacted an operation to recruit a specific religious figure. The operation was complicated by extremely hostile wildlife which took many out of action. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Meyâ Vodà Kâchyâ's bards, historians, and legend keepers.