Umû Habe Gûchya

Umû Habe Gûchya (/ˈumʊ/ /ˈhabe/ [stable; steady; safe] [irony]) is a subtropical Large City located in Æyo Qûmo Kingdom, Àsu̹ Ûyu̹ Empire, within the Warren.

The name Umû Habe Gûchya is derived from the Sylvin language, as Umû Habe Gûchya was founded by Dastrohilde, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Umû Habe Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant -10°C (14°F). Umû Habe Gûchya receives an average of 302 cm/y (118 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Umû Habe Gûchya covers an area of nearly 128 km² (51 mi²), and an average elevation of 2002 m (6568 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Umû Habe Gûchya was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1481, by Dastrohilde. The establishment of Umû Habe Gûchya was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Dastrohilde electing to pay people to resettle in Umû Habe Gûchya.

Umû Habe Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Umû Habe Gûchya is no diffrent. The city'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.

Umû Habe Gûchya is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of restrictive cobblestone streets which form triangular 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 is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Umû Habe 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. The city's Relic of the World That Was 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.

Umû Habe Gûchya 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 Umû Habe Gûchya ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Umû Habe Gûchya 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 Umû Habe Gûchya was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Umû Habe 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.

Umû Habe 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.

Umû Habe 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.

Umû Habe 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.

Umû Habe 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.

Umû Habe 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.

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

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

Umû Habe 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. Umû Habe Gûchya's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

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

Umû Habe Gûchya has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Umû Habe 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 Umû Habe Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

Umû Habe 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.

Umû Habe 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.

Umû Habe 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Umû Habe Gûchya's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Umû Habe Gûchya.

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

Umû Habe Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat 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.

Umû Habe Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

11544 of Umû Habe Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 690 work in Agriculture
• 2574 work as Craftsmen
• 918 work as Merchants
• 1747 work as Service Workers
• 1160 work as General Laborers
• 456 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1687 work as Civil Servants
• 1072 work in Cottage Industries
• 629 work as Artists
• 611 work in Produce Industries

18040 of Umû Habe Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 603 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Umû Habe Gûchya possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

POI

History

The the a tome of Truename Magic, an a tome imbued with potent amounts of Truename Magic energies was created near Umû Habe Gûchya by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History