Kèr Víhngi̊

Kèr Víhngi̊ (/vɪ̞n/ /gi̘/ [orphan] [navy blue]) is a subtropical Town located in the Quiegsan Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Kèr Víhngi̊ is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Víhngi̊ was founded by Thu Castellen, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Víhngi̊ has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 23°C (73°F). Kèr Víhngi̊ receives an average of 159 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Víhngi̊ covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4898 m (16069 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Víhngi̊ was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1100, by Thu Castellen. The establishment of Kèr Víhngi̊ suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Kèr Víhngi̊ which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Kèr Víhngi̊ was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Víhngi̊ 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 Víhngi̊ is is constructed arround a series of narrow packed earth mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Kèr Víhngi̊'s size could have. Unfortuantly, these well-designed, yet cheep are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Kèr Víhngi̊, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The town is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Kèr Víhngi̊.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Kèr Víhngi̊ 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 Town. Kèr Víhngi̊'s grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Kèr Víhngi̊ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

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

Kèr Víhngi̊ 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 Víhngi̊ is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

Kèr Víhngi̊'s town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Kèr Víhngi̊ there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Mercane near Kèr Víhngi̊ are known to be quite timid.

Kèr Víhngi̊'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Charm energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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 Víhngi̊ Census Data: Year 2000

384 of Kèr Víhngi̊'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

788 of Kèr Víhngi̊'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 88 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Víhngi̊'s is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History