Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se (Sieriy̼ /ˈfʊgɪ̞g/ [heaven; paradise] [defense]) is a subtropical Town located in S̺æchyæho Umà Dutchy, Síhtiznur Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se is derived from the Tauric language, as Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se was founded by Trgadshëm Edwaladr, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se receives an average of 135 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4508 m (14790 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1053, by Trgadshëm Edwaladr. The establishment of Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Trgadshëm Edwaladr electing to pay people to resettle in Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se.

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se 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.

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se is buildings are arranged arround a single restrictive packed earth mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. The town's timber-based walls 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.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se 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.

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se 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.

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

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

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

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se 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

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se's garrison 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.

In Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se rainbows form quite often above the Town.

The Herd Animal, Stag near Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se Census Data: Year 2000

365 of Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

793 of Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 60 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Sieriy̼fùgíhg Se was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . was immortalized in song for this deed.

History