U̽ Lîho Gûchya

U̽ Lîho Gûchya (/u̽/ /ˈlɪːho/ [gold] [finger; toe; claw; hook]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Lakâ Kâzi Principality of the Kakoray.

The name U̽ Lîho Gûchya is derived from the Goblin language, as U̽ Lîho Gûchya was founded by Grèsi, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

U̽ Lîho Gûchya has a yearly average temperature of 10°C (50°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -7°C (20°F). U̽ Lîho Gûchya receives an average of 228 cm/y (89 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. U̽ Lîho Gûchya covers an area of nearly 145 km² (58 mi²), and an average elevation of 4068 m (13346 ft) above sea level.

Overview

U̽ Lîho Gûchya was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1219, by Grèsi. The establishment of U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho Gûchya was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho Gûchya is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive gravel streets which form octogonal 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 a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The city's millitarily questionable fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around U̽ Lîho Gûchya shows U̽ Lîho Gûchya as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The city has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear U̽ Lîho Gûchya places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho 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.

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

U̽ Lîho Gûchya has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

U̽ Lîho 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. U̽ Lîho Gûchya's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

U̽ Lîho Gûchya possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho 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 U̽ Lîho Gûchya's natural decorations nor waterways.

U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho 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.

U̽ Lîho 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

While U̽ Lîho Gûchya has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

U̽ Lîho Gûchya's chapel 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, spring is long in U̽ Lîho Gûchya.

The Slithering Pit near U̽ Lîho Gûchya are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

U̽ Lîho Gûchya's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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.

U̽ Lîho Gûchya Census Data: Year 2000

13232 of U̽ Lîho Gûchya's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 715 work in Agriculture
• 3007 work as Craftsmen
• 1066 work as Merchants
• 2009 work as Service Workers
• 1344 work as General Laborers
• 540 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2002 work as Civil Servants
• 1137 work in Cottage Industries
• 702 work as Artists
• 710 work in Produce Industries

19770 of U̽ Lîho Gûchya's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1375 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a tome of Illusion, an a tome imbued with notable amounts of Illusion energies was created near U̽ Lîho Gûchya by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History