Kugisko

Template:Location infobox Kugisko is a city composed of a small archipelago in Namorn.

Geography

Location and climate

The city is made up of several islands in the Syth, a great lake in Namorn that is known for being tempestuous. Each island is connected by a bridge. During the winter, the water around the islands freezes over, allowing residents to skate to their destination.

In the winter, it is very cold, and icy winds blow in from the Syth. During the spring, more winds. In the summer, it is very much like Dancruan, sunny but also a bit chilly at times. Being near the Syth, storms could come out of the blue.

Islands

Kugisko is made up of at least 11 islands, of those that show on the map.

• Airgi Island
• Bazniuz Island
• Shield Island
• Alakut Island
• Kadasep Island
• Odaga Island
• North Fortress
• Central Fortress
• Least Fortress

The mainland also plays host to Kugisko. This is the area known as Pearl Coast.

History

The residents of Kugisko were victims of an arsonist attack in 1039 KF. Bennat Ladradun, the man in charge of the attack was sentenced to death by burning for his crimes.

Government

Kugisko is run by a governor who pays homage to Empress Berenene. The governor is most likely of the noble class.

Each of the islands has its own council made up of residents and guildsmen. Those councils decide on funding on the island, as well as other political matters that don't need to be set before a higher council.

Economy

Kugisko's economy, like many other cities, is run by guilds. Kolborn Bancanor is the head of the Goldsmith's Guild, making him extremely powerful in Kugisko and also very powerful in other places of Namorn.

Culture

Architecture

The nobles of Kugisko build their homes in stone, like other members of their class who are not Kugiskan. The merchant class build their homes in wood, as do many of the lower and poorer classes. It is a point of pride that sets them apart from the Kugiskan nobility. Their wood houses are generally very well designed if the family is wealthy. Bancanor House, the ancestral home of the Bancanor family located on Kadasep Island, is incredibly well designed and well polished. There are intricate carvings in the wood, and many large and spacious rooms.

Fashion and dress

Kugiskan fashion is much like general Namornese dress, with a fine undercoat and an overcoat. In Kugisko specifically, the wealthy residents get their fashion ideas and trends from Matazidah Bancanor, a former seamstress and the wife of the Head of the Goldsmith's Guild.

Food

Kugiskans drink tea in glass mugs with wrought metal handles and a base. They also do not put sweetening directly into the tea, but take a sugarcube, put it against the teeth, and then strain the tea through the cube. Daja Kisubo found this custom outlandish.

Residents

Wealthy merchants and commoners

• House Bancanor
  • Kol's mother
  • Kolborn Bancanor
  • Matazidah
  • Nia
  • Jory
  • Peigi
  • Eidart
• House Ladradun
  • Morrachane Ladradun
  • Bennat Ladradun (both deceased)
• Chiora Jossaryk
• Domanus Moykep, head of a shipbuilding family

Mages

• Master Northice, head of the Mages' Society of Kugisko
• Camoc Oakborn, carpenter mage
• Arnen
• Eoban
• Breechbranch
• Olennika Potcracker, a great mage, specialty in cooking magic. Works at Yorgiry's Hospital in Blackfly Bog
• Valerian
• Inagru

Proletariat and working class

• Zhegorz Fiavrus, locked up in Yorgiry's Hospital

Employed by Bancanor House

• Anyussa, head cook at Bancanor House
• Serg, sleigh driver

Crafstmen

• Teraud Voskajo

Government employees

• Heluda Salt, harrier and magistrate's mage
• Romachko Skuretty

Appearances

Kugisko only appears in Cold Fire. It is mentioned in The Will of the Empress by several people.