Zě Ya Ǐcě

Zě Ya Ǐcě (/ja/ /ˈɪcɛ/ [sick; ill; unwell] [fury]) is a subtropical Large City located in Wupmèdas Zone, Vs-213s Province, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Zě Ya Ǐcě is derived from the Constructi language, as Zě Ya Ǐcě was founded by Byoctîd Fyêbmtco, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Zě Ya Ǐcě has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Zě Ya Ǐcě receives an average of 216 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Zě Ya Ǐcě covers an area of nearly 412 km² (164 mi²), and an average elevation of 1754 m (5754 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zě Ya Ǐcě was founded durring the early 10th century, by Byoctîd Fyêbmtco. The establishment of Zě Ya Ǐcě was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Byoctîd Fyêbmtco struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Zě Ya Ǐcě as a prison colony.

Zě Ya Ǐcě was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zě Ya Ǐcě is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Zě Ya Ǐcě is was constructed arround several premissive packed earth mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Zě Ya Ǐcě's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Zě Ya Ǐcě 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

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

Zě Ya Ǐcě has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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 Zě Ya Ǐcě. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Zě Ya Ǐcě's parks.

Zě Ya Ǐcě has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Zě Ya Ǐcě.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

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

Zě Ya Ǐcě has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

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

Zě Ya Ǐcě has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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. Zě Ya Ǐcě's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

Zě Ya Ǐcě has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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 Zě Ya Ǐcě's natural decorations nor waterways.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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.

Zě Ya Ǐcě 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

Zě Ya Ǐcě's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Zě Ya Ǐcě snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Tauhoti near Zě Ya Ǐcě are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Zě Ya Ǐcě's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Zě Ya Ǐcě Census Data: Year 2000

36407 of Zě Ya Ǐcě's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1891 work in Agriculture
• 8340 work as Craftsmen
• 2991 work as Merchants
• 5586 work as Service Workers
• 3716 work as General Laborers
• 1548 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5139 work as Civil Servants
• 3280 work in Cottage Industries
• 1976 work as Artists
• 1940 work in Produce Industries

55921 of Zě Ya Ǐcě's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 4859 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Zě Ya Ǐcě is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

POI

History

The the a warship of Augury, an a warship imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created near Zě Vah Jĭakǐv by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History