Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ (/qe/ /ˈvʊri/ [turquoise] [information; data]) is a temperate Large City located in Duchâlà Qu̹de Kingdom, Achilmapes County, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ was founded by Gencoss Shumungo, who was culturaly Warrenese.

Climate

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ receives an average of 221 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ covers an area of nearly 268 km² (107 mi²), and an average elevation of 960 m (3149 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1156, by Gencoss Shumungo. The establishment of Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Gencoss Shumungo struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ as a prison colony.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ was built using the conventions of Warrenese durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ is was constructed arround several crampt flagstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Astonishigly, the robustly designed timber walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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 Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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 Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹'s parks.

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

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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.

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

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

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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.

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

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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. Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹'s grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹'s old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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 Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ 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

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹'s mayor's house 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..

The Mud Elemental, Medium near Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ Census Data: Year 2000

24168 of Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1272 work in Agriculture
• 5428 work as Craftsmen
• 1962 work as Merchants
• 3674 work as Service Workers
• 2442 work as General Laborers
• 1004 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3639 work as Civil Servants
• 2150 work in Cottage Industries
• 1327 work as Artists
• 1270 work in Produce Industries

37278 of Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1900 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Mîhyi Vûri Higu̹ has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

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