Bāmāzèkzaù Se

Bāmāzèkzaù Se (/ˈbəˑməˑ/ /zɛkˈzaʊ/ [orchard; plantation] [ironic]) is a temperate Town located in the Kririsi̊mù Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Bāmāzèkzaù Se is derived from the Tauric language, as Bāmāzèkzaù Se was founded by Goůhi Davis, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Bāmāzèkzaù Se has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Bāmāzèkzaù Se receives an average of 169 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Bāmāzèkzaù Se covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3882 m (12736 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bāmāzèkzaù Se was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1238, by Goůhi Davis. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Goůhi Davis.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bāmāzèkzaù Se is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt cobblestone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Bāmāzèkzaù Se's would-be-castle fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Bāmāzèkzaù Se gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Bāmāzèkzaù Se acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

Bāmāzèkzaù Se 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 Bāmāzèkzaù Se. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Bāmāzèkzaù Se's parks.

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

Bāmāzèkzaù Se 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.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se 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.

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

Bāmāzèkzaù Se 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 Town. Bāmāzèkzaù Se's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se 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 Bāmāzèkzaù Se's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se 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.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se 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.

Cultural Notes

Bāmāzèkzaù Se's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Bāmāzèkzaù Se there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Serpentfolk near Bāmāzèkzaù Se are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se Census Data: Year 2000

464 of Bāmāzèkzaù Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 102 work as Craftsmen
• 35 work as Merchants
• 79 work as Service Workers
• 48 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 67 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

986 of Bāmāzèkzaù Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 29 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bāmāzèkzaù Se has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

Bāmāzèkzaù Se has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

The the a scythe of Truename Magic, an a scythe imbued with great amounts of Truename Magic energies was created near Bam Jĭìkză Birěkhka by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History