Rachyu âda Gûchya

Rachyu âda Gûchya (/ci/ /ˈɑda/ [canned (food)] [glove]) is a temperate Large City located in Gletkragugi Kingdom, Mijgake Empire, within the Warren.

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

Climate

Rachyu âda Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Rachyu âda Gûchya receives an average of 85 cm/y (33 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Rachyu âda Gûchya covers an area of nearly 89 km² (35 mi²), and an average elevation of 17324 m (13887 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Rachyu âda Gûchya was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1278, by Lewys. The establishment of Rachyu âda Gûchya suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Rachyu âda Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Rachyu âda Gûchya is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Rachyu âda Gûchya is buildings folow an organic layout of narrow paverstone streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Rachyu âda Gûchya, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Rachyu âda Gûchya's Relic of the World That Was are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A quick look in any direction shows Rachyu âda Gûchya is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this city live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Rachyu âda 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.

Rachyu âda 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.

Rachyu âda 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.

Rachyu âda 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.

Rachyu âda 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.

Rachyu âda 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.

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

Rachyu âda Gûchya has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Rachyu âda 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. Rachyu âda Gûchya's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

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

Rachyu âda 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.

Rachyu âda 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 Rachyu âda Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Rachyu âda 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.

Rachyu âda 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.

Rachyu âda 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.

Cultural Notes

Rachyu âda Gûchya's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Rachyu âda Gûchya most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Ghoul near Rachyu âda Gûchya are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Rachyu âda Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via throat 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.

Rachyu âda Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

7872 of Rachyu âda Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 432 work in Agriculture
• 1764 work as Craftsmen
• 630 work as Merchants
• 1203 work as Service Workers
• 820 work as General Laborers
• 321 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1120 work as Civil Servants
• 728 work in Cottage Industries
• 432 work as Artists
• 422 work in Produce Industries

11583 of Rachyu âda Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1691 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Rachyu âda Gûchya produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

Rachyu âda Gûchya's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Rachyu âda Gûchya was attacked by savage scorpionfolks living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Rachyu âda Gûchya lost 116 people, 217 livestock, and 85 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 52, when members of Rachyu âda Gûchya's militia enacted an operation to rescue a particular solgiers group from the enemy. The operation was complicated by major logistical problems. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Rachyu âda Gûchya's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Rachyu âda Gûchya's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History