Rachye Kàra Gûchya

Rachye Kàra Gûchya (/ˈrace/ /ˈkəra/ [distinct; apparent] [door]) is a temperate Large City located in the Temmī̄f Principality of the Lallalo.

The name Rachye Kàra Gûchya is derived from the Sylvin language, as Rachye Kàra Gûchya was founded by Lewys, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Rachye Kàra Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 4°C (39°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -13°C (9°F). Rachye Kàra Gûchya receives an average of 90 cm/y (35 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Rachye Kàra Gûchya covers an area of nearly 217 km² (86 mi²), and an average elevation of 7436 m (-18553 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Rachye Kàra Gûchya was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1175, by Lewys. 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 Lewys.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Rachye Kàra Gûchya is no diffrent. The city'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.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt packed earth streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The city's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

The city shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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 Rachye Kàra Gûchya. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Rachye Kàra Gûchya's parks.

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

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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.

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

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

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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.

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

Rachye Kàra Gûchya has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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. Rachye Kàra Gûchya's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Rachye Kàra Gûchya has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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 Rachye Kàra Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya 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.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Rachye Kàra Gûchya's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Rachye Kàra Gûchya.

The Living Topiary near Rachye Kàra Gûchya are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 via 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.

Rachye Kàra Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

19359 of Rachye Kàra Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1051 work in Agriculture
• 4408 work as Craftsmen
• 1544 work as Merchants
• 2847 work as Service Workers
• 1952 work as General Laborers
• 782 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2864 work as Civil Servants
• 1823 work in Cottage Industries
• 1089 work as Artists
• 999 work in Produce Industries

30666 of Rachye Kàra Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1020 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Rachye Kàra Gûchya is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

Due to a magical anomaly, Rachye Kàra Gûchya is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Rachye Kàra Gûchya was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Rachye Kàra Gûchya lost 103 people, 364 livestock, and 72 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 169, when members of Rachye Kàra Gûchya's militia enacted an operation to escort a specific hero to a safe location. The operation was complicated by a natural disaster interrupted the operation, shattering unit cohesion. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the mine, which ended in a crushing defeat for Rachye Kàra Gûchya's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Rachye Kàra Gûchya's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History