Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a (/ʎaɪ̯c/ /ˈçɜːmɜːʝ/ [smooth; sleek] [alphabet]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Nethor Seneschalty of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a is derived from the Goblin language, as Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a was founded by Goī Mërmpf̄ 'Melissa Cutie' Cúchī Yōnḱ Yä̂fér, who was culturaly Rosid.

Climate

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a has a yearly average temperature of 10°C (50°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -5°C (23°F). Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a covers an area of nearly 430 km² (172 mi²), and an average elevation of 3300 m (10826 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the early 8th century, by Goī Mërmpf̄ 'Melissa Cutie' Cúchī Yōnḱ Yä̂fér. The establishment of Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a was built using the conventions of Rosid durring the early 8th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of restrictive cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The robustly designed timber walls has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around city. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the city seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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 Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a's parks.

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

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

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

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

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

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

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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. Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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 Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a's natural decorations nor waterways.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a 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.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Udaeus near Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a Census Data: Year 2000

38585 of Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2016 work in Agriculture
• 8595 work as Craftsmen
• 3080 work as Merchants
• 5883 work as Service Workers
• 3936 work as General Laborers
• 1568 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5991 work as Civil Servants
• 3440 work in Cottage Industries
• 2095 work as Artists
• 1981 work in Produce Industries

55000 of Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 7044 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. Yiech́ Shåmåý Oh́a created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History