Sàbàs Gíhm

Sàbàs Gíhm (/sə/ /bəs/ [name; title] [brown]) is a subtropical City located in the Kveviēid Region of the Tetburland.

The name Sàbàs Gíhm is derived from the Goblin language, as Sàbàs Gíhm was founded by Whudmuik, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Sàbàs Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Sàbàs Gíhm receives an average of 239 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Sàbàs Gíhm covers an area of nearly 37 km² (14 mi²), and an average elevation of 4658 m (15282 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Sàbàs Gíhm was founded durring the late 9th century, by Whudmuik. The establishment of Sàbàs Gíhm was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Whudmuik struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Sàbàs Gíhm as a prison colony.

Sàbàs Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sàbàs Gíhm 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.

Sàbàs Gíhm is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow packed earth streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Sàbàs Gíhm's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. The city's political statment focused walls are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

Sàbàs Gíhm has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Sàbàs Gíhm ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Sàbàs Gíhm is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to have homes. One cannot help but wonder what Sàbàs Gíhm was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Sàbàs Gíhm 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.

Sàbàs Gíhm 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.

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

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

Sàbàs Gíhm 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.

Sàbàs Gíhm 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.

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

Sàbàs Gíhm has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Sàbàs Gíhm 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 City. Sàbàs Gíhm's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

Sàbàs Gíhm 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 Sàbàs Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Sàbàs Gíhm 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.

Sàbàs Gíhm 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.

Sàbàs Gíhm 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

One or more crime bosses have a powerful influence within Sàbàs Gíhm. They may control crime within the community itself, or they may use it simply as a safe haven from which to direct their minions elsewhere. Local law enforcement may know all about them, but lack the strength to confront them and their paid or intimidated henchmen.

Sàbàs Gíhm'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.

In Sàbàs Gíhm leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Begedhi, Seedling near Sàbàs Gíhm are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Sàbàs Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Mysticism 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.

Sàbàs Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

3245 of Sàbàs Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 172 work in Agriculture
• 724 work as Craftsmen
• 273 work as Merchants
• 483 work as Service Workers
• 320 work as General Laborers
• 131 work as Skilled Laborers
• 491 work as Civil Servants
• 304 work in Cottage Industries
• 176 work as Artists
• 171 work in Produce Industries

4970 of Sàbàs Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 618 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Sàbàs Gíhm is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Yächug åzåḡ Holt was struck by a drought when Tarn Laguna grew too small to continue feeding Stream Lotus, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Sàbàs Gíhm. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Sàbàs Gíhm lost 107 people, and 330 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 3 weeks, which are remembered as the Torment Thirst.

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