Kē Cërdgy Nêōw

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw (/kīː/ /kɜ̄ːʤiː/ [fresh] [silicone]) is a subtropical Town located in the Nō̌gzó̄r Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Kē Cërdgy Nêōw is derived from the Goblin language, as Kē Cërdgy Nêōw was founded by Viveta, who was culturaly Hobgoblin.

Climate

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Kē Cërdgy Nêōw receives an average of 125 cm/y (49 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Kē Cërdgy Nêōw covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3768 m (12362 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1449, by Viveta. The establishment of Kē Cërdgy Nêōw was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Viveta struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Kē Cërdgy Nêōw as a prison colony.

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw was built using the conventions of Hobgoblin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kē Cërdgy Nêōw is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw is buildings are located arround a single premissive cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Kē Cërdgy Nêōw's would-be-castle fortifications 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.

The town shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw 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.

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw 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.

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw 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.

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

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw 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.

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw 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.

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Kē Cërdgy Nêōw.

The Vukodlak near Kē Cërdgy Nêōw are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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.

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw Census Data: Year 2000

382 of Kē Cërdgy Nêōw's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 83 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 58 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

806 of Kē Cërdgy Nêōw's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 49 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Kē Cërdgy Nêōw'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 Kē Cërdgy Nêōw suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

POI

History

The the a construct of Augury, an a construct imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created in Kē Cërdgy Nêōw by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History