Ra Chyûchæ

Ra Chyûchæ (/ra/ /ˈcʊʧæ/ [orange] [compost; fertilizer]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Lǐwăgwalì Zone, Gæchà Dîrîdî Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Ra Chyûchæ is derived from the Wareneese language, as Ra Chyûchæ was founded by Elena Tsîrtèj, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Ra Chyûchæ has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Ra Chyûchæ receives an average of 251 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ra Chyûchæ covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2226 m (7303 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ra Chyûchæ was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1273, by Elena Tsîrtèj. The establishment of Ra Chyûchæ was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Ra Chyûchæ's construction back out of the project. Elena Tsîrtèj pushed on reguardles, and Ra Chyûchæ was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Ra Chyûchæ was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ra Chyûchæ 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.

Ra Chyûchæ is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive paverstone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Ra Chyûchæ's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The town's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. The town's budget oriented are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Your first impression of Ra Chyûchæ proves to be right on the money. This town is where the rebels chose to settle. Fashion trends are quite simply the opposite of what’s popular in the other nearby communities. THis trend extends everywhere. Things that should be black are white, what would normally be square is organically curved, and what is typically unthinkable for polite society is more than welcome in this public square. Up to the logical limits, of course. There’s no flaying someone alive to eat their skin going on, but the women are dressed a little immodestly, the men are a little more emotional, and the food is all overly complex and terrible.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Ra Chyûchæ 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.

Ra Chyûchæ 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.

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

Ra Chyûchæ has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Ra Chyûchæ 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 Ra Chyûchæ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ra Chyûchæ 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.

Ra Chyûchæ 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

Ra Chyûchæ's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is skipped in Ra Chyûchæ.

The Bear, Brown (Grizzly) near Ra Chyûchæ are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ra Chyûchæ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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.

Ra Chyûchæ Census Data: Year 2000

499 of Ra Chyûchæ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 113 work as Craftsmen
• 43 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 74 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

1024 of Ra Chyûchæ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 31 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ra Chyûchæ's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Ra Chyûchæ suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

The the a guisarme of Augury, an a guisarme imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created near Ra Chyûchæ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History