Kèr Y̼àghācāv

Kèr Y̼àghācāv (/j̼əg/ /ˈhəˑcəˑv/ [puzzle] [natural]) is a subtropical Town located in Ke Oniku Kingdom, Dànà Dûchû Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Y̼àghācāv is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Y̼àghācāv was founded by Joú̄sh Rēbō 'Cherry Fiona' Cōrmē Sé̄kidī Vûf̄ Shankland, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Y̼àghācāv has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Kèr Y̼àghācāv receives an average of 263 cm/y (103 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Y̼àghācāv covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 824 m (2703 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Y̼àghācāv was founded durring the early 11th century, by Joú̄sh Rēbō 'Cherry Fiona' Cōrmē Sé̄kidī Vûf̄ Shankland. The establishment of Kèr Y̼àghācāv suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Kèr Y̼àghācāv which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Kèr Y̼àghācāv was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Y̼àghācāv is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Kèr Y̼àghācāv is is constructed arround a semi-circular narrow worn bedrock mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The town's millitarily questionable 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.

Kèr Y̼àghācāv has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Kèr Y̼àghācāv’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Kèr Y̼àghācāv 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 Y̼àghācāv's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

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

Kèr Y̼àghācāv 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 Y̼àghācāv's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is recurring in Kèr Y̼àghācāv.

The Vodyanoi near Kèr Y̼àghācāv are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kèr Y̼àghācāv's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves line dance to channel Necromancy energies of tier 2 via guttural bellowing.

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 Y̼àghācāv Census Data: Year 2000

376 of Kèr Y̼àghācāv's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

826 of Kèr Y̼àghācāv's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 37 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Kèr Y̼àghācāv is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

Kèr Y̼àghācāv used to be much richer, but something happened in the last (29838 % 6)+1 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

The the set of splint armour of Conjuration, an set of splint armour imbued with great amounts of Conjuration energies was created in Kèr Y̼àghācāv by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History