Inca (Quechua): words for a city's temples, rulers and trades
Ayllus and wak'a, temple of the Sun, hanan and hurin halves, mit'a, khipukamayuq, tambos; almost without markets or money (c. 1450-1532). Names only: a culture changes no figure of the city, it gives the sheet its words.
| On the sheet | In this culture |
|---|---|
| Its places of worship | Its ayllu wak'a |
| Quarter of the places of worship | Around the wak'a |
| Quarter of the places of worship: where it lies | around the temple of the Sun and the ayllus' wak'a. |
| Quarter of the powerful | The hanan half |
| Quarter of the powerful: where it lies | in the upper half (hanan), near the Inca administrative centre and the kuraka. |
| The market | Exchange |
| The market: where the market is held | wherever goods change hands by reciprocity: the empire ran almost without markets or money. |
| Clergy | Priests of the Sun |
| Notables | Inca nobles and kurakas |
| Scribes and public writers | Khipukamayuq (khipu keepers) |
| Guards | Fortress guards (pukara) |
| Brewers and taverners | Aclla, chosen women who brew chicha |
| Innkeepers | Tambo keepers (waystations) |
Hear it
- The town: Fantasy Medieval City (album RPG Ambiences Vol. 6)
- The market: Medieval Village Marketplace (on Patreon, Guardian tier)
- Around the places of worship: City Temple (album RPG Ambiences Vol. 6)
- The upper town: Manor Room in Wealthy District (on Patreon, Guardian tier)
- The fire trades: Medieval Industrial District (on Patreon, Guardian tier)
Other cultures
Medieval Europe, Imperial Rome, Medieval Arab-Persian world, Nahua (Aztecs), Song China, Mali (Mande), Dwarven (fantasy)
Orders of magnitude for play: sourced figures and Hearth estimates together. Every source, and every figure still waiting for one, is listed in the builder under Sources.
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