Kèr Iēegsíhr

Kèr Iēegsíhr (/jeg/ /sɪ̞r/ [militia] [static; passive]) is a subtropical Town located in Lorland Dutchy, Nùàgvan Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Iēegsíhr is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Iēegsíhr was founded by Nitså Powellen, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Iēegsíhr 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). Kèr Iēegsíhr receives an average of 176 cm/y (69 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Iēegsíhr covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5304 m (17401 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Iēegsíhr was founded durring the late 10th century, by Nitså Powellen. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kèr Iēegsíhr was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Iēegsíhr 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 Iēegsíhr is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive flagstone streets which form octogonal 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 fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Kèr Iēegsíhr's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

A look around Kèr Iēegsíhr gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Kèr Iēegsíhr brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Iēegsíhr 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 Iēegsíhr's town hall 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 Kèr Iēegsíhr there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Frog, Giant near Kèr Iēegsíhr are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kèr Iēegsíhr's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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 Iēegsíhr Census Data: Year 2000

357 of Kèr Iēegsíhr's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 77 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

754 of Kèr Iēegsíhr's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 83 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Iēegsíhr makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

Kèr Iēegsíhr is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Kèr Iēegsíhr. was immortalized in song for this deed.

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