Kèr Íhmerzāj

Kèr Íhmerzāj (Íhmer /zəˑʤ/ [bark (of tree)] [orbit]) is a subtropical Town located in Fieldness Dutchy, Síhtiznur Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Íhmerzāj is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Íhmerzāj was founded by Gleli Crowther, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Íhmerzāj has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Kèr Íhmerzāj receives an average of 135 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Kèr Íhmerzāj covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3294 m (10807 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Íhmerzāj was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1151, by Gleli Crowther. The establishment of Kèr Íhmerzāj suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Kèr Íhmerzāj which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Kèr Íhmerzāj was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Íhmerzāj is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Kèr Íhmerzāj is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt cobblestone streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Kèr Íhmerzāj. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them.

Civic Infrastructure

Kèr Íhmerzāj has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

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

Kèr Íhmerzāj 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 Íhmerzāj's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Kèr Íhmerzāj tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Flea, Giant near Kèr Íhmerzāj are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kèr Íhmerzāj's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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 Íhmerzāj Census Data: Year 2000

371 of Kèr Íhmerzāj's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 82 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

752 of Kèr Íhmerzāj's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 97 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Íhmerzāj produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

The center of Kèr Íhmerzāj's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History