Kërtkë Znö Kez

Kërtkë Znö Kez (/ˈkɛrtkɛ/ /zno˞/ [honest; pure; authentic; moral] [spectrocope]) is a temperate Town located in the Wǟlwu Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Kërtkë Znö Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Kërtkë Znö Kez was founded by Alexander Belíhgā Gharthat, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Kërtkë Znö Kez has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -5°C (23°F). Kërtkë Znö Kez receives an average of 159 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kërtkë Znö Kez covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3496 m (11469 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kërtkë Znö Kez was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1053, by Alexander Belíhgā Gharthat. 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 Alexander Belíhgā Gharthat.

Kërtkë Znö Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kërtkë Znö Kez is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Kërtkë Znö Kez is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad baked earthen streets which form hexical 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 has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Astonishigly, the brittle defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Kërtkë Znö Kez is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kërtkë Znö Kez 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.

Kërtkë Znö Kez 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.

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

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

Kërtkë Znö Kez 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

Kërtkë Znö Kez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Kërtkë Znö Kez sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Spider, Skull (Tiny) near Kërtkë Znö Kez are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kërtkë Znö Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Kërtkë Znö Kez Census Data: Year 2000

331 of Kërtkë Znö Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 71 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 54 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

738 of Kërtkë Znö Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 33 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kërtkë Znö Kez produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Kërtkë Znö Kez was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kërtkë Znö Kez lost 166 people, 154 livestock, and 37 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 110, when members of Kërtkë Znö Kez's militia enacted an operation to gain control of a particular strategic location. The operation was complicated by extremely dangerous terrain, including unfamiliar and poisonous plants which many ate while foraging. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Kërtkë Znö Kez's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kërtkë Znö Kez's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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