Ra Lânuchyû

Ra Lânuchyû (/ra/ /lɑˈnucʊ/ [orange] [cafe]) is a subtropical Town located in Buruqopuhibubo Zone, Mijgake Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Ra Lânuchyû is derived from the Wareneese language, as Ra Lânuchyû was founded by Dä̂f̄̄ńr Joī̄b 'Twinkle Skye' Mbó̄kīnḱ Caw̄sh Më̂f̄ Trëgfeshê, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Ra Lânuchyû has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°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 8°C (46°F). Ra Lânuchyû receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Ra Lânuchyû covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4874 m (15990 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ra Lânuchyû was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1424, by Dä̂f̄̄ńr Joī̄b 'Twinkle Skye' Mbó̄kīnḱ Caw̄sh Më̂f̄ Trëgfeshê. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Dä̂f̄̄ńr Joī̄b 'Twinkle Skye' Mbó̄kīnḱ Caw̄sh Më̂f̄ Trëgfeshê.

Ra Lânuchyû was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ra Lânuchyû 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 Lânuchyû is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious packed earth 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Unfortuantly, these robustly designed timber walls are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Ra Lânuchyû has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Ra Lânuchyû long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Ra Lânuchyû 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 Lânuchyû 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.

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

Ra Lânuchyû 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 Lânuchyû's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ra Lânuchyû 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 Lânuchyû 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 Lânuchyû's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Ra Lânuchyû.

The Murder of Crows near Ra Lânuchyû are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ra Lânuchyû's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 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.

Ra Lânuchyû Census Data: Year 2000

434 of Ra Lânuchyû's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 97 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 72 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 62 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

870 of Ra Lânuchyû's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 54 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ra Lânuchyû is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Ra Lânuchyû might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

Ra Lânuchyû is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. Ra Lânuchyû created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History