Kèr Spùfùdnùg

Kèr Spùfùdnùg (Spù /ˈfʊdnʊg/ [literature; prose] [drain]) is a subtropical Town located in Kîfayêqo County, Àbíhbwip Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Spùfùdnùg is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Spùfùdnùg was founded by Pemalis Nanner Goiē̼o, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Spùfùdnùg has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Kèr Spùfùdnùg 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 Spùfùdnùg covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5014 m (16450 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Spùfùdnùg was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1414, by Pemalis Nanner Goiē̼o. 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 Pemalis Nanner Goiē̼o.

Kèr Spùfùdnùg was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Spùfùdnùg 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 Spùfùdnùg is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive 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 is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Kèr Spùfùdnùg's frontieer-style defences are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Kèr Spùfùdnùg has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Kèr Spùfùdnùg ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Even with that as it is, everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or much of both. The town should be gone, not dying. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Kèr Spùfùdnùg 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 Spùfùdnùg 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 Spùfùdnùg has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Kèr Spùfùdnùg 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 Kèr Spùfùdnùg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kèr Spùfùdnùg 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.

Kèr Spùfùdnùg 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Kèr Spùfùdnùg they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Kèr Spùfùdnùg's town hall 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 short in Kèr Spùfùdnùg.

The Death Butterfly Swarm near Kèr Spùfùdnùg are known to be quite timid.

Kèr Spùfùdnùg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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 Spùfùdnùg Census Data: Year 2000

446 of Kèr Spùfùdnùg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 97 work as Craftsmen
• 34 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 67 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

906 of Kèr Spùfùdnùg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 71 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Spùfùdnùg is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Kèr Spùfùdnùg was attacked by savage koboldss living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kèr Spùfùdnùg lost 158 people, 311 livestock, and 56 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 74, when members of Kèr Spùfùdnùg's militia enacted an operation to recruit a particular solgiers group. The operation was complicated by thick blankets of fog, which hid friend and foe alike. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Kèr Spùfùdnùg's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kèr Spùfùdnùg's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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