Kachmorah
Demographics
Government
Defences
Industry & Trade
Both markets, but especially the Great Market, are overseen by a Great Merchant in residence. They city benefits primarily from several key resources and primary industries located across the surrounding territories, including horses, stone, wheat, and citrus fruit. Secondary industries within the city process and refine these resources for trade with other cities and civilizations. The success and strength of this resource management and development has allowed for the growth of many tertiary industries and infrastructure, including soothing, care, and entertainment. Currently, silk is in high demand among the city's populous.
Infrastructure
Aqueducts
While there is a visible, above-ground watercourse constructed to carry water into the city, the capital benefits from a comprehensive system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used to direct freshwater for homes, businesses, bathhouses, gardens, and more.Library
Separate from the library within the National College, a major public library was built within the Scholar's District.Monument
In the center of the Great Market is a major monument.Shrines
Shrines dedicated to various Gods of the Infernal Pantheon can be found scattered throughout the city.Temples
The Grand Temple is dedicated to the entire Infernal Pantheon. There are several temples throughout the city that are dedicated to individual Infernal deities, including Amaunator, Talona, Vandria, and especially Ilmater.Walls
The city is well defended by a massive city wall with five gates (two on the north side, two on the south, and one on the west). There are also two gates that accommodate the major river that cuts through the east side of the city.Water Mill
A water mill is located on the west bank of the river that runs through the city.Districts
- Lar Sessar (The Old Town)
- Kuar Dhara (East Riverbank)
- Aidien Seff (Westbank)
- Lia Messem (Iron Town)
- Dinamed (Equine Market)
- Diatelm (Scholar's District)
- Ard Ilmater (Ilmater's Ward)
- Ard Vandria (Vandria's Ward)
- Hinaje (Soothing District)
- Tuqla Biluru (Orange Bounty)
- Lodoh (Religious District)
Assets
Guilds and Factions
History
Points of interest
Markets
Kachmorah has two major markets, one in the Old Town Square, and another larger Great Market to the north-northwest.
Entertainment
The Galleria is Malgia’s first and largest upscale festhall at the forefront of premium adult-themed leisure activities and entertainment in the nation.
Wonders
Several world renowned buildings and sites are associated with this city. While not located within the city's walls, far to the WSW of the city are the Stones of Rygarn, an ancient holy site for Malgian Tieflings and those who worship the Infernal Pantheon. The Grand Temple of the Infernal Pantheon is one of the oldest landmarks, located in the heart of the old district and across from the Old Town Square. The Palace is fortified, but implements a system to permit Malgians on the grounds, and even request an audience with the Sultana. It's also the host of large art collection, including a very famous piece by the Tiefling artist Ren Maltama. Further north, in the heart of the Scholar's District, is the National College which is heavily staffed by Celestian priests and worshipers. The Soothing District hosts an Amphitheatre, made famous as the creation site and first performance of "Metamorphoses" by the Great Tiefling Writer, Ovid.
Current Projects
A Grand Temple called Sogiphia is currently under construction in the Religious District and is about 75% complete. It is estimated to be fully complete in about 100 more years.
Eccentricities
This city isn’t laid out on a grid, but was built outward as needed from the Old Town district.
Corruptions
Rumor has it that the city's law enforcement, The Order of the Eternal Torch, is controlled by corrupt parties.
Although the Sultanah has invested heavily in a number of civil services and infrastructure, some parts of the city have been left to deteriorate.
Weird Things & Other Rumors
The act of "possession" by magical means has recently been criminalized.
The wall around the city is built to resemble the coils of a massive serpent.
A section of the marketplace sells elaborate theft-detection security devices.
Architecture
The city's architecture aligns with the same aesthetics across teh Malgian Empire.
Fortified villages
These oldest designs in the empire can be found here in the Old Town district. They typically consist of attached houses, often having collective granaries and other structures like a temple, bath, oven, and shops. The building material of the entire structure is normally adobe, or cut stone and adobe.
Gardens
Kachmorah features two enormous public gardens and green space just outside the Palace. Many gardens in the city feature a burbling fountain to help cool interior courtyards.
Domestic architecture
The most common types of domestic structures in the city traditionally adhere to a series of tenets of Ilmater on domestic life. The exteriors are typically devoid of ornamentation and windows, except occasional small openings in secondary quarters, such as stairways and service areas. These piercings provide light and ventilation. They are typically composed of thick, high walls that protect inhabitants from thievery, animals, and other such hazards; however, they have a much more symbolic value from an Malgian perspective. In this culture the exterior represents a place of work, while the interior represents a place of refuge. Thus, Malgian interiors are often very lavish in decoration and craft.
Consistent with most architecture build by and for worshipers of Ilmater, domestic homes are based around small open-air patios, surrounded by very tall thick walls, to block direct light and minimize heat. Intermediary triple-arched porticos lead to usually two to four symmetrically located rooms. These rooms have to be long and narrow, creating very vertical spaces, because the regional resources and construction technology typically only allow for joists that are usually less than thirteen feet.
Upon entering a home, guests move through a zigzagging passageway that hides the central courtyard. The passageway opens to a staircase leading to an upstairs reception area, which often is the most lavish room in the home adorned with decorative tile-work, painted furniture, and piles of embroidered pillows and Malgian rugs. More affluent families also have greenhouses and a second reception area, accessible from a street-level staircase. Service quarters and stairways are always at the corners of the structures.
Tile-work
Colorful geometric mosaic tile work, is a decorative art and architectural element commonly found in Malgian temples, mausolea, homes, and the palace.
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