Qùsigles Gíhm

Qùsigles Gíhm (/qʊs/ /ˈigles/ [lesson] [fluent]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Màvēvāv Region of the Tetburland.

The name Qùsigles Gíhm is derived from the Sylvin language, as Qùsigles Gíhm was founded by Bonnlyn, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Qùsigles Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Qùsigles Gíhm receives an average of 288 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Qùsigles Gíhm covers an area of nearly 144 km² (57 mi²), and an average elevation of 3068 m (10065 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qùsigles Gíhm was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1298, by Bonnlyn. The establishment of Qùsigles Gíhm was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Qùsigles Gíhm's construction back out of the project. Bonnlyn pushed on reguardles, and Qùsigles Gíhm was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Qùsigles Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qùsigles Gíhm is no diffrent. The city'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.

Qùsigles Gíhm is buildings are arranged arround a single crampt packed earth mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The robustly designed timber walls has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Qùsigles Gíhm has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Qùsigles Gíhm ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Qùsigles Gíhm 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 Qùsigles Gíhm. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Qùsigles Gíhm's parks.

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

Qùsigles Gíhm 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.

Qùsigles Gíhm 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.

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

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

Qùsigles Gíhm 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.

Qùsigles Gíhm 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.

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

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

Qùsigles Gíhm 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. Qùsigles Gíhm's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Qùsigles Gíhm has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Qùsigles Gíhm has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Qùsigles Gíhm 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 Qùsigles Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qùsigles Gíhm 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.

Qùsigles Gíhm 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.

Qùsigles Gíhm 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

Qùsigles Gíhm's mayor's house 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is long in Qùsigles Gíhm.

The Amoeba, Giant near Qùsigles Gíhm are known to be quite timid.

Qùsigles Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Necromancy energies of tier 2 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.

Qùsigles Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

13113 of Qùsigles Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 702 work in Agriculture
• 2909 work as Craftsmen
• 1098 work as Merchants
• 1986 work as Service Workers
• 1331 work as General Laborers
• 531 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1918 work as Civil Servants
• 1195 work in Cottage Industries
• 729 work as Artists
• 714 work in Produce Industries

20564 of Qùsigles Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 687 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Qùsigles Gíhm since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

The roads leading into Qùsigles Gíhm possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

The the a map of Transmutation, an a map imbued with great amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Qüeëf-wöt Hadfow by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History