City: Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ
Example Rattu architecture.
StateWarren
ProvenceVu̹chi Bu̽su Empire
Sub ProvenceLuchâ Layæ Kingdom
RegionĀfùbèn Grasslands
Founded1191
Community LeaderLord Tsilê
Area43 km2 (17 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp14°C (57°F)
Average Elevation1512 m (4960 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation242 cm/y (95 in/y)
Population10243
Population Density238 people per km2 (602 people per mi2)
Town AuraConjuration
Naming
Native nameQâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ
Pronunciation/ˈvɑkʊ/ /ˈhɪːcæ/
Direct Translation[eagle] [effect]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ (/ˈvɑkʊ/ /ˈhɪːcæ/ [eagle] [effect]) is a temperate City located in Luchâ Layæ Kingdom, Vu̹chi Bu̽su Empire, within the Warren.

The name Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ is derived from the Sylvin language, as Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ was founded by Snoctîj, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 17°C (62°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ receives an average of 242 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the short winter months. Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ covers an area of nearly 43 km2 (17 mi2), and an average elevation of 1512 m (4960 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1191, by Snoctîj. The establishment of Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ's construction back out of the project. Snoctîj pushed on reguardles, and Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ is buildings folow an organic layout of crampt gravel streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The city sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The would-be-castle fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet city 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

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

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

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

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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.

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

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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 City. Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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 Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ 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

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Soulsliver near Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ are known to be quite timid.

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Enchantment 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 19
  • Farmers: 30
  • Farm Laborer: 42
  • Hunters: 37
  • Milk Maids: 28
  • Ranchers: 12
  • Ranch Hands: 26
  • Shepherds: 27
    • Farmland: 40972 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 2560
    • Poultry: 30729
    • Swine: 2048
    • Sheep: 102
    • Goats: 20
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 1024

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 19
  • Blacksmiths: 23
  • Bookbinders: 12
  • Buckle-makers: 13
  • Cabinetmakers: 23
  • Candlemakers: 37
  • Carpenters: 35
  • Clothmakers: 28
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 10
  • Coopers: 28
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 14
  • Copyists: 9
  • Cutlers: 8
  • Fabricworkers: 23
  • Farrier: 75
  • Furriers: 6
  • Glassworkers: 37
  • Gunsmiths: 21
  • Harness-Makers: 9
  • Hatters: 20
  • Hosiery Workers: 7
  • Jewelers: 12
  • Leatherwrights: 25
  • Locksmiths: 10
  • Matchstick makers: 15
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 14
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 12
  • Paper Workers: 14
  • Plasterers: 14
  • Pursemakers: 18
  • Roofers: 10
  • Ropemakers: 10
  • Rugmakers: 9
  • Saddlers: 20
  • Scabbardmakers: 20
  • Scalemakers: 11
  • Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 6
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 9
  • Shoemakers: 9
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 31
  • Tailors: 52
  • Tanners: 13
  • Upholsterers: 14
  • Watchmakers: 13
  • Weavers: 27
  • Whitesmiths: 8

Merchants

  • Adventuring Goods Retellers: 7
  • Arcana Sellers: 7
  • Beer-Sellers: 13
  • Booksellers: 15
  • Butchers: 28
  • Chandlers: 24
  • Chicken Butchers: 26
  • Entrepreneurs: 11
  • Fine Clothiers: 25
  • Fishmongers: 25
  • Florists: 6
  • Potion Sellers: 17
  • Resellers: 40
  • Spice Merchants: 13
  • Wine-sellers: 20
  • Wheelwright: 16
  • Woodsellers: 9

Service workers

  • Bakers: 56
  • Barbers: 41
  • Coachmen: 14
  • Cooks: 46
  • Doctors: 22
  • Gamekeepers: 15
  • Grooms: 9
  • Hairdressers: 33
  • Healers: 30
  • Housekeepers: 31
  • Housemaids: 56
  • House Stewards: 30
  • Inns: 10
  • Laundry maids: 18
  • Maidservants: 39
  • Nursery Maids: 18
  • Pastrycooks: 35
  • Restaurateur: 40
  • Tavern Keepers: 40

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 14
  • Bleachers: 9
  • Chemical Workers: 5
  • Coal Heavers: 19
  • In-Town Couriers: 24
  • Long Haul Couriers: 23
  • Dockyard Workers: 20
  • Gas Workers: 4
  • Hay Merchants: 8
  • Leech Collectors: 30
  • Millers: 24
  • Miners: 22
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 16
  • Postmen: 20
  • Pure Finder: 13
  • Skinners: 27
  • Sugar Refiners: 5
  • Tosher: 15
  • Warehousemen: 34
  • Watercarriers: 21
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 27

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 13
  • Alchemist: 15
  • Clerk: 22
  • Dentists: 10
  • Educators: 28
  • Engineers: 15
  • Gardeners: 10
  • Mages: 8
  • Plumbers: 11
  • Pharmacist: 12
  • Professors: 4
  • Scientists: 7
  • Wizards: 4

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 9
  • Bankers: 14
  • Civil Clerks: 24
  • Civic Iudex: 11
  • Consultants: 6
  • Exorcist: 22
  • Fixers: 12
  • Kami Clerk: 20
  • Landlords: 19
  • Lawyers: 12
  • Legend Keepers: 17
  • Militia Officers: 113
  • Monks, Monastic: 31
  • Monks, Civic: 33
  • Historian, Oral: 23
  • Historian, Textual: 12
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 23
  • Priests: 44
  • Rangers: 13
  • Rat Catchers: 15
  • Scholars: 16
  • Spiritualist: 18
  • Slayers: 5
  • Storytellers: 43
  • Military Officers: 39

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 32
  • Comfort Services: 39
  • Enchanters: 11
  • Herbalists: 11
  • Jaminators: 34
  • Needleworkers: 39
  • Potters: 17
  • Preserve Makers: 28
  • Quilters: 14
  • Seamsters: 53
  • Spinners: 26
  • Tinker: 11
  • Weaver: 27

Artists

  • Actors: 10
  • Architects: 4
  • Bards: 16
  • Costumers: 6
  • Dancers: 12
  • Drafters: 6
  • Engravers: 8
  • Fine Furniture Carpenters: 4
  • Glaziers: 10
  • Inlayers: 9
  • Musicians: 32
  • Painters, Art: 5
  • Playwrights: 11
  • Sculptors, Art: 8
  • Wood Carvers: 31
  • Writers: 36

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 34
  • Canners: 28
  • Cheesmakers: 40
  • Ice Merchants: 4
  • Millers: 22
  • Picklers: 18
  • Smokers: 12
  • Stockmakers: 11
  • Tobacconists: 15
  • Tallowmakers: 24

3831 of Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

5900 of Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 512 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qâmûhi Hîchyæ Kâchyâ is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

POI

History

The the a glaive of Enchantment, an a glaive imbued with notable amounts of Enchantment energies was created near Pillrow Castle by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History