Keyâ Læku

Keyâ Læku (/ˈkejɑ/ /ˈlæku/ [serial] [jelly; jam]) is a temperate Town located in Ûbû Hîhi Kingdom, I Qûhu̹ Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Keyâ Læku is derived from the Wareneese language, as Keyâ Læku was founded by Ghrinshiy Trèbêbrí, who was culturaly Wareneese.

Climate

Keyâ Læku has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant -10°C (14°F). Keyâ Læku receives an average of 295 cm/y (116 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Keyâ Læku covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4142 m (13589 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Keyâ Læku was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1223, by Ghrinshiy Trèbêbrí. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Keyâ Læku was built using the conventions of Wareneese durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Keyâ Læku 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.

Keyâ Læku is buildings folow an organic layout of spacious cobblestone streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Keyâ Læku's size could have. The town's well-designed, yet cheep 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 Keyâ Læku. 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. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Keyâ Læku has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Keyâ Læku 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.

Keyâ Læku 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.

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

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

Keyâ Læku 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

Keyâ Læku's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

In Keyâ Læku grains of dust blow into perfectly neat rows.

The Venomroach near Keyâ Læku are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Keyâ Læku's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via divine sermons.

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.

Keyâ Læku Census Data: Year 2000

323 of Keyâ Læku's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 71 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 55 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 48 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

721 of Keyâ Læku's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 32 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Keyâ Læku is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

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History

The the a suit of Chain mail armor of Augury, an a suit of Chain mail armor imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created in Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History