Large Town: Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran
Example Tauric architecture.
StateKingdom of Hobben
ProvenceWizkèysè Provence
RegionNgáijo-ftäla Meadows
Founded1502
Community LeaderAutocrat Zèlëm Víhgùru
Area6 km2 (2 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp28°C (82°F)
Average Elevation3544 m (11627 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation185 cm/y (72 in/y)
Population1604
Population Density267 people per km2 (802 people per mi2)
Town AuraElven High Magic
Naming
Native nameKèr Vèrfebbíhdran
Pronunciation/ˈvɛrfeb/ /ˈbɪ̞dran/
Direct Translation[bedroom] [beautiful]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran (/ˈvɛrfeb/ /ˈbɪ̞dran/ [bedroom] [beautiful]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Wizkèysè Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran was founded by Szazzo Fflur, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°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 25°C (77°F). Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran receives an average of 185 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran covers an area of nearly 6 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 3544 m (11627 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1502, by Szazzo Fflur. 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 Szazzo Fflur.

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran 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 Vèrfebbíhdran is is constructed arround a semi-circular broad paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications 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.

Right off the bat Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Large Town. Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran 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 Vèrfebbíhdran's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran 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 Vèrfebbíhdran 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

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran grains of dust blow into perfectly neat rows.

The Crawling Hand near Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Charm energies of tier 2 via throat 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 3
  • Farmers: 4
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 5
  • Milk Maids: 4
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 4
  • Shepherds: 4
    • Farmland: 6528 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 401
    • Poultry: 4812
    • Swine: 320
    • Sheep: 16
    • Goats: 3
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 160

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 3
  • Blacksmiths: 3
  • Bookbinders: 2
  • Buckle-makers: 2
  • Cabinetmakers: 3
  • Candlemakers: 5
  • Carpenters: 5
  • Clothmakers: 4
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 4
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 2
  • Copyists: 1
  • Cutlers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 3
  • Farrier: 8
  • Furriers: 1
  • Glassworkers: 5
  • Gunsmiths: 3
  • Harness-Makers: 1
  • Hatters: 3
  • Hosiery Workers: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 4
  • Locksmiths: 1
  • Matchstick makers: 2
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 2
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 2
  • Paper Workers: 2
  • Plasterers: 2
  • Pursemakers: 2
  • Roofers: 1
  • Ropemakers: 1
  • Rugmakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 2
  • Scabbardmakers: 3
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Shoemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 6
  • Tailors: 9
  • Tanners: 2
  • Upholsterers: 2
  • Watchmakers: 2
  • Weavers: 4
  • Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

  • Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
  • Arcana Sellers: 1
  • Beer-Sellers: 2
  • Booksellers: 2
  • Butchers: 4
  • Chandlers: 4
  • Chicken Butchers: 4
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 4
  • Fishmongers: 4
  • Potion Sellers: 2
  • Resellers: 6
  • Spice Merchants: 2
  • Wine-sellers: 3
  • Wheelwright: 2
  • Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 10
  • Barbers: 6
  • Coachmen: 2
  • Cooks: 6
  • Doctors: 3
  • Gamekeepers: 2
  • Grooms: 1
  • Hairdressers: 6
  • Healers: 4
  • Housekeepers: 4
  • Housemaids: 7
  • House Stewards: 4
  • Inns: 1
  • Laundry maids: 2
  • Maidservants: 6
  • Nursery Maids: 2
  • Pastrycooks: 5
  • Restaurateur: 7
  • Tavern Keepers: 7

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 2
  • Bleachers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 3
  • In-Town Couriers: 4
  • Long Haul Couriers: 3
  • Dockyard Workers: 3
  • Hay Merchants: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 4
  • Millers: 3
  • Miners: 3
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 2
  • Postmen: 3
  • Pure Finder: 2
  • Skinners: 4
  • Tosher: 2
  • Warehousemen: 5
  • Watercarriers: 3
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 4

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 2
  • Alchemist: 2
  • Clerk: 3
  • Dentists: 1
  • Educators: 4
  • Engineers: 2
  • Gardeners: 1
  • Mages: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1
  • Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 1
  • Bankers: 2
  • Civil Clerks: 4
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Consultants: 1
  • Exorcist: 3
  • Fixers: 2
  • Kami Clerk: 3
  • Landlords: 2
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 2
  • Militia Officers: 13
  • Monks, Monastic: 4
  • Monks, Civic: 5
  • Historian, Oral: 3
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
  • Priests: 6
  • Rangers: 2
  • Rat Catchers: 2
  • Scholars: 2
  • Spiritualist: 2
  • Storytellers: 6
  • Military Officers: 6

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 5
  • Comfort Services: 5
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 5
  • Needleworkers: 5
  • Potters: 2
  • Preserve Makers: 4
  • Quilters: 2
  • Seamsters: 10
  • Spinners: 5
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 4

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 2
  • Dancers: 1
  • Drafters: 1
  • Engravers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Inlayers: 1
  • Musicians: 4
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Sculptors, Art: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 5
  • Writers: 5

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 4
  • Canners: 4
  • Cheesmakers: 5
  • Millers: 3
  • Picklers: 2
  • Smokers: 2
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 2
  • Tallowmakers: 3

523 of Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

953 of Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 128 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

The the a set of greaves of Conjuration, an a set of greaves imbued with notable amounts of Conjuration energies was created in Kèr Vèrfebbíhdran by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History