Small City: Vî àyà Kâchyâ

Vî àyà Kâchyâ
Example Rattu architecture.

State	Warren
Provence	Àsu̹ Ûyu̹ Empire
Sub Provence	Chyâza Ûni Kingdom
Region	Bon Ëwiu Grasslands
Founded	1347
Community Leader	Lord Brèbë
Area	17 km² (6 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	7°C (44°F)
Average Elevation	2516 m (8254 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	221 cm/y (87 in/y)
Population	4128
Population Density	242 people per km² (688 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Elven High Magic
Naming
Native name	Vî àyà Kâchyâ
Pronunciation	/vɪː/ /ˈəjə/
Direct Translation	[clay] [chain; bracelet; link]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Vî àyà Kâchyâ is derived from the Goblin language, as Vî àyà Kâchyâ was founded by Gethin, who was culturaly Rattu.

Climate

Vî àyà Kâchyâ has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -11°C (13°F). Vî àyà Kâchyâ receives an average of 221 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Vî àyà Kâchyâ covers an area of nearly 17 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 2516 m (8254 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vî àyà Kâchyâ was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1347, by Gethin. 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 Gethin.

Vî àyà Kâchyâ was built using the conventions of Rattu durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vî àyà Kâchyâ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature stone brick construction with most buildings posessing towers, turrets, dormers, and wide wrap-around porches. An extreem emphasis on decorative features and emblishments can be seen even on the poorest of homes and makes even the most humble of structures seem a bit regal.

Vî àyà Kâchyâ is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of restrictive canals 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 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.

A look around Vî àyà Kâchyâ gives the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Vî àyà Kâchyâ brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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 Vî àyà Kâchyâ. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vî àyà Kâchyâ's parks.

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

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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.

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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.

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

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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.

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

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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 Small City. Vî àyà Kâchyâ's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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 Vî àyà Kâchyâ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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.

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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.

Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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

Vî àyà Kâchyâ's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

The Skin Stitcher near Vî àyà Kâchyâ are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Vî àyà Kâchyâ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves drinking to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via oath swearing.

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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 8
Farmers: 11
Farm Laborer: 19
Hunters: 13
Milk Maids: 10
Ranchers: 5
Ranch Hands: 10
Shepherds: 10

Farmland: 16677 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 1032
Poultry: 12384
Swine: 825
Sheep: 41
Goats: 8
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 412

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 8
Blacksmiths: 10
Bookbinders: 5
Buckle-makers: 5
Cabinetmakers: 8
Candlemakers: 13
Carpenters: 13
Clothmakers: 12
Coach and Harness Makers: 4
Coopers: 11
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 5
Copyists: 4
Cutlers: 3
Fabricworkers: 9
Farrier: 23
Furriers: 2
Glassworkers: 15
Gunsmiths: 8
Harness-Makers: 3
Hatters: 7
Hosiery Workers: 2
Jewelers: 4
Leatherwrights: 10
Locksmiths: 4
Matchstick makers: 6
Musical Instrument Makers: 6
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 5
Paper Workers: 6
Plasterers: 5
Pursemakers: 6
Roofers: 4
Ropemakers: 4
Rugmakers: 3
Saddlers: 7
Scabbardmakers: 8
Scalemakers: 4
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 2
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 4
Shoemakers: 3
Soap and Tallow Workers: 12
Tailors: 22
Tanners: 5
Upholsterers: 6
Watchmakers: 5
Weavers: 13
Whitesmiths: 3

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 2
Arcana Sellers: 2
Beer-Sellers: 5
Booksellers: 6
Butchers: 11
Chandlers: 10
Chicken Butchers: 11
Entrepreneurs: 4
Fine Clothiers: 10
Fishmongers: 10
Florists: 2
Potion Sellers: 6
Resellers: 17
Spice Merchants: 5
Wine-sellers: 7
Wheelwright: 6
Woodsellers: 3

Service workers

Bakers: 19
Barbers: 17
Coachmen: 6
Cooks: 15
Doctors: 8
Gamekeepers: 6
Grooms: 3
Hairdressers: 14
Healers: 12
Housekeepers: 11
Housemaids: 17
House Stewards: 12
Inns: 3
Laundry maids: 7
Maidservants: 14
Nursery Maids: 7
Pastrycooks: 17
Restaurateur: 17
Tavern Keepers: 20

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 5
Bleachers: 3
Chemical Workers: 2
Coal Heavers: 8
In-Town Couriers: 10
Long Haul Couriers: 8
Dockyard Workers: 8
Gas Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 3
Leech Collectors: 10
Millers: 9
Miners: 9
Oilmen and Polishers: 6
Postmen: 10
Pure Finder: 5
Skinners: 12
Sugar Refiners: 2
Tosher: 6
Warehousemen: 15
Watercarriers: 9
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 12

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 5
Alchemist: 6
Clerk: 8
Dentists: 4
Educators: 11
Engineers: 5
Gardeners: 4
Mages: 3
Plumbers: 4
Pharmacist: 4
Professors: 1
Scientists: 3
Wizards: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 4
Bankers: 5
Civil Clerks: 9
Civic Iudex: 4
Consultants: 2
Exorcist: 9
Fixers: 4
Kami Clerk: 8
Landlords: 8
Lawyers: 5
Legend Keepers: 7
Militia Officers: 34
Monks, Monastic: 15
Monks, Civic: 12
Historian, Oral: 9
Historian, Textual: 5
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 9
Priests: 15
Rangers: 5
Rat Catchers: 6
Scholars: 6
Spiritualist: 7
Slayers: 2
Storytellers: 15
Military Officers: 13

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 11
Comfort Services: 17
Enchanters: 4
Herbalists: 4
Jaminators: 15
Needleworkers: 15
Potters: 6
Preserve Makers: 12
Quilters: 5
Seamsters: 19
Spinners: 13
Tinker: 4
Weaver: 10

Artists

Actors: 4
Architects: 1
Bards: 6
Costumers: 2
Dancers: 4
Drafters: 2
Engravers: 3
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 2
Glaziers: 4
Inlayers: 4
Musicians: 12
Painters, Art: 2
Playwrights: 4
Sculptors, Art: 3
Wood Carvers: 11
Writers: 15

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 14
Canners: 11
Cheesmakers: 12
Ice Merchants: 1
Millers: 8
Picklers: 6
Smokers: 5
Stockmakers: 4
Tobacconists: 6
Tallowmakers: 9

1468 of Vî àyà Kâchyâ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

2413 of Vî àyà Kâchyâ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 247 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vî àyà Kâchyâ is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Vî àyà Kâchyâ 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 Vî àyà Kâchyâ lost 285 people, 327 livestock, and 72 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 148, when members of Vî àyà Kâchyâ's militia enacted an operation to fortify a particular vault. The operation was complicated by one of the key objectives in the operation requiring sticking to a very strict and short time table. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Vî àyà Kâchyâ's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Vî àyà Kâchyâ's bards, historians, and legend keepers.