Kèr Dusi̊t

Kèr Dusi̊t (/dus/ /i̘t/ [taxi; cab] [money; wealth]) is a subtropical Town located in Àlu̹ho Gæchîchyû Kingdom, Gàdāwù Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Dusi̊t is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Dusi̊t was founded by Fyèdsm Goiē̼ā, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Dusi̊t has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°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 22°C (71°F). Kèr Dusi̊t receives an average of 154 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Dusi̊t covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5570 m (18274 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Dusi̊t was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1293, by Fyèdsm Goiē̼ā. The establishment of Kèr Dusi̊t suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Kèr Dusi̊t which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Kèr Dusi̊t was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Dusi̊t is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Kèr Dusi̊t is buildings are arranged arround a single broad flagstone 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 posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Kèr Dusi̊t weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Kèr Dusi̊t's budget focused millitary grade defenses 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.

Right off the bat Kèr Dusi̊t hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. Precisely how it has gained its wealth is a mystery. Kèr Dusi̊t is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Dusi̊t 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Kèr Dusi̊t they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Kèr Dusi̊t's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Kèr Dusi̊t snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Leshy, Poppy near Kèr Dusi̊t are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kèr Dusi̊t's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Enchantment energies of tier 3 via chanting.

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 Dusi̊t Census Data: Year 2000

354 of Kèr Dusi̊t's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 59 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

785 of Kèr Dusi̊t's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 47 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History