Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze (/ˈqu̹mə/ /ˈbaju̹/ [scared; afraid] [hut; shack]) is a subtropical Town located in Dirukvurmmese County, Mî Kûrà Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze is derived from the Wareneese language, as Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze was founded by Drain Spiders Shêpînh, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -6°C (22°F). Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze receives an average of 173 cm/y (68 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4116 m (13503 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1281, by Drain Spiders Shêpînh. The establishment of Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Drain Spiders Shêpînh struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze as a prison colony.

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze is no diffrent. The town'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.

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze is was constructed arround several premissive 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 town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Astonishigly, the peasent-grade are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The town has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ 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.

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ 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.

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze 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.

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

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ 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

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze.

The Crawling Hand near Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze are known to be quite timid.

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 via proclamations.

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.

Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze Census Data: Year 2000

357 of Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 58 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

773 of Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 34 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Qu̹mà Bayu̹ Mîze's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History