Town: Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze
Example Wareneese architecture.

State	Lallalan City-state
Provence	Kûri Mûzû Principality
Region	Liö Qüee̜ Woodlands
Founded	1500
Community Leader	Lord Ving Shèqthêv
Area	4 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	4°C (39°F)
Average Elevation	7170 m (-19426 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	284 cm/y (111 in/y)
Population	1180
Population Density	295 people per km² (1180 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Wild Magic
Naming
Native name	Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze
Pronunciation	/ˈvɪːjɑ/ /ˈlʊgʊ/
Direct Translation	[absence] [carpet; rug]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze is derived from the Wareneese language, as Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze was founded by Zlkêthënm Trepîtho, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze has a yearly average temperature of 4°C (39°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -13°C (9°F). Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze receives an average of 284 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 7170 m (-19426 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1500, by Zlkêthënm Trepîtho. 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 Zlkêthënm Trepîtho.

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze is buildings folow an organic layout of narrow paverstone streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Astonishigly, the would-be-castle fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze 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.

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze 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.

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

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze 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.

Cultural Notes

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze.

The Giant hissing cockroach near Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves gestures to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 2

Farmland: 4790 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 295
Poultry: 3540
Swine: 236
Sheep: 11
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 118

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 7
Glassworkers: 3
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 9
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 1
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 2
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 4
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 1
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 5
Barbers: 5
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 1
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 3
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 5
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 3
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 3
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 2
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 1
Postmen: 2
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 2
Tosher: 1
Warehousemen: 4
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 9
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 5
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 3
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 3
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 1
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 2

357 of Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

753 of Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 70 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last (1005 % 6)+1 years has greatly spiked Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.

The the a suit of brigandine armor of Mysticism, an a suit of brigandine armor imbued with potent amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Vîyâ Lûgû Mîze by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.