Kèr Hàwbo

Kèr Hàwbo (/həw/ /bo/ [tree; wood; shrub] [last (only remaining)]) is a subtropical Town located in the Vātuchàjù Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Kèr Hàwbo is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Hàwbo was founded by Nīb Cúńó̄sh 'Nightlight Dee' Cúóchīr Yā̋ Mpf̄nvoī Pughes, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Hàwbo has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Kèr Hàwbo receives an average of 265 cm/y (104 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Hàwbo covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3796 m (12454 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Hàwbo was founded durring the early 11th century, by Nīb Cúńó̄sh 'Nightlight Dee' Cúóchīr Yā̋ Mpf̄nvoī Pughes. The establishment of Kèr Hàwbo was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Nīb Cúńó̄sh 'Nightlight Dee' Cúóchīr Yā̋ Mpf̄nvoī Pughes electing to pay people to resettle in Kèr Hàwbo.

Kèr Hàwbo was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Hàwbo 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 Hàwbo is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt canals 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 querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's cost-cutting-focused defences 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.

A look around Kèr Hàwbo is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around town. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the town seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kèr Hàwbo 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 Hàwbo has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Kèr Hàwbo 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 Hàwbo 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.

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

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

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

Kèr Hàwbo 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

Kèr Hàwbo's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Kèr Hàwbo birds speak prophesy.

The Chicken near Kèr Hàwbo are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kèr Hàwbo's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves performance art to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 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.

Kèr Hàwbo Census Data: Year 2000

338 of Kèr Hàwbo's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

754 of Kèr Hàwbo's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 22 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Hàwbo is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Due to a magical anomaly, Kèr Hàwbo is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

The the a library of Transmutation, an a library imbued with great amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Kèr Hàwbo by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History