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
- Odaga Island
- North Fortress
- Central Fortress
- Least Fortress
The mainland also plays host to Kugisko.
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.
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
- House Ladradun
- Morrachane Ladradun
- Bennat Ladradun (both deceased)
- Chiora Jossaryk
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
Proletariat
Employed by Bancanor House
- Anyussa, head cook at Bancanor House
- Serg, sleigh driver
Crafstmen
Government employees
- Heluda Salt, harrier and magistrate's mage
- Romachko Skuretty