Town: Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze
Example Wareneese architecture.

State	Warrenese Shogunate
Provence	Lu̽chi Viya Empire
Sub Provence	Skransigu Parish
Region	Ntël Bo̠nsko Grasslands
Founded	1013
Community Leader	Laird Ênka Tshèdonka
Area	4 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	11°C (51°F)
Average Elevation	4686 m (15374 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	225 cm/y (88 in/y)
Population	1118
Population Density	279 people per km² (1118 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Mysticism
Naming
Native name	Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze
Pronunciation	/qoˈsæja/ /ˈdʊrɑ/
Direct Translation	[flirtatious] [seaweed]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze is derived from the Wareneese language, as Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze was founded by Zriggink Êbrtë, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°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 -3°C (27°F). Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze receives an average of 225 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4686 m (15374 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze was founded durring the early 11th century, by Zriggink Êbrtë. The establishment of Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Zriggink Êbrtë struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze as a prison colony.

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze 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.

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze is was constructed arround several crampt paverstone 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 town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Unfortuantly, these timber-based walls are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze 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.

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze 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.

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

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze 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.

Cultural Notes

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze'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..

In Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves line dance to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 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: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 3
Milk Maids: 2
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 2

Farmland: 4527 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 279
Poultry: 3354
Swine: 223
Sheep: 11
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 111

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 3
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 7
Glassworkers: 3
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 2
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 7
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 1
Butchers: 2
Chandlers: 2
Chicken Butchers: 2
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 2
Fishmongers: 2
Potion Sellers: 1
Resellers: 4
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 1
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 5
Barbers: 4
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 4
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 5
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 3
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 3
Restaurateur: 4
Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 2
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 1
Postmen: 2
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 3
Tosher: 1
Warehousemen: 3
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 11
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 4
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 3
Needleworkers: 4
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 5
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 2

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 3
Playwrights: 1
Wood Carvers: 3
Writers: 3

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 3
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 3
Millers: 2
Picklers: 1
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 2

334 of Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

740 of Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 44 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

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

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze lost 278 people, 242 livestock, and 94 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 31, when members of Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze's militia enacted an operation to train a specific solgiers group for an upcoming operation. The operation was complicated by aggravated civilians, who cause problems for the militia for a host of reasons. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a crushing defeat for Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Qosæya Dûrâ Mîze's bards, historians, and legend keepers.