Kèr Sàfom

Kèr Sàfom (/sə/ /fom/ [name; title] [internal]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Evwåschyothäb Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Kèr Sàfom is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Sàfom was founded by Usloz Powelyn Terfel, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Sàfom has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Kèr Sàfom receives an average of 209 cm/y (82 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Sàfom covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 6420 m (21062 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Sàfom was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1319, by Usloz Powelyn Terfel. The establishment of Kèr Sàfom was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Usloz Powelyn Terfel electing to pay people to resettle in Kèr Sàfom.

Kèr Sàfom was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Sàfom 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 Sàfom is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive flagstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Kèr Sàfom weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The town's budget focused millitary grade defenses have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

Kèr Sàfom is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Sàfom 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Kèr Sàfom's town hall 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 Sàfom during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Stag, Emperor near Kèr Sàfom are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kèr Sàfom's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via chanting.

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 Sàfom Census Data: Year 2000

252 of Kèr Sàfom's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 19 work in Agriculture
• 52 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 39 work as Service Workers
• 25 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 43 work as Civil Servants
• 23 work in Cottage Industries
• 11 work as Artists
• 14 work in Produce Industries

606 of Kèr Sàfom's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 45 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Sàfom'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 Sàfom suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Kèr Sàfom. One of Kèr Sàfom's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History