Kèr Ètlivbùn

Kèr Ètlivbùn (/ˈɛtliv/ /bʊn/ [future] [dumb (speechless)]) is a subtropical Town located in Meyûyi Gàqæ Kingdom, Qomoqaze Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Ètlivbùn is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Ètlivbùn was founded by Glen Prosser, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Ètlivbùn has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Kèr Ètlivbùn receives an average of 159 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Ètlivbùn covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3224 m (10577 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Ètlivbùn was founded durring the early 16th century in fall of the year 1525, by Glen Prosser. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kèr Ètlivbùn was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Ètlivbùn is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Kèr Ètlivbùn is buildings are arranged arround a single narrow cobblestone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The failry decent fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Kèr Ètlivbùn, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the town. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kèr Ètlivbùn 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.

Kèr Ètlivbùn 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.

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

Kèr Ètlivbùn possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Kèr Ètlivbùn has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kèr Ètlivbùn has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Kèr Ètlivbùn 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.

Cultural Notes

Kèr Ètlivbùn's chapel 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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Kèr Ètlivbùn.

The Bonewrought Willow near Kèr Ètlivbùn are known to be quite timid.

Kèr Ètlivbùn's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via throat singing.

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.

Kèr Ètlivbùn Census Data: Year 2000

340 of Kèr Ètlivbùn's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

725 of Kèr Ètlivbùn's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 56 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Ètlivbùn's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Kèr Ètlivbùn suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

Kèr Ètlivbùn's residents established a new industry (15823 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Kèr Ètlivbùn's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History