Kèr Tstíhmitàb

Kèr Tstíhmitàb (Tstíhmi /təb/ [spear; lance; pike] [shield; armor; apron]) is a subtropical Town located in the Sti̊ci̊q Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Kèr Tstíhmitàb is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Tstíhmitàb was founded by Gando Wiegold, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Tstíhmitàb has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Kèr Tstíhmitàb receives an average of 285 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Tstíhmitàb covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2862 m (9389 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Tstíhmitàb was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1422, by Gando Wiegold. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kèr Tstíhmitàb was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Tstíhmitàb 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 Tstíhmitàb is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of crampt cobblestone streets which form triangular 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The robustly designed timber walls have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Kèr Tstíhmitàb has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Kèr Tstíhmitàb suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Kèr Tstíhmitàb long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Tstíhmitàb has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Kèr Tstíhmitàb 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 Tstíhmitàb's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kèr Tstíhmitàb 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 Tstíhmitàb 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

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Kèr Tstíhmitàb's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

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

The Domovoi near Kèr Tstíhmitàb are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kèr Tstíhmitàb's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Transmutation 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.

Kèr Tstíhmitàb Census Data: Year 2000

450 of Kèr Tstíhmitàb's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 98 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 75 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 65 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

868 of Kèr Tstíhmitàb's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 99 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Tstíhmitàb'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 Tstíhmitàb 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 early 2nd century, Kèr Tstíhmitàb was attacked by members of a peasant revolt. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kèr Tstíhmitàb lost 295 people, 346 livestock, and 34 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 67, when members of Kèr Tstíhmitàb's militia enacted an operation to deliver supplies to a specific group of civilians. The operation was complicated by a trusted officer who turned traitor and defects. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in a crushing defeat for Kèr Tstíhmitàb's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kèr Tstíhmitàb's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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