Kèr Íhti̊íhd

Kèr Íhti̊íhd (Íhti̊ /ɪ̞d/ [ditch; trench] [massacre; genocide]) is a subtropical Village located in Zehzächtå Hold, Ststèsùp Provence, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Kèr Íhti̊íhd is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Íhti̊íhd was founded by Mlèb Watkins Upjohn, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Íhti̊íhd has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Kèr Íhti̊íhd receives an average of 230 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Íhti̊íhd covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1788 m (5866 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Íhti̊íhd was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1321, by Mlèb Watkins Upjohn. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Mlèb Watkins Upjohn.

Kèr Íhti̊íhd was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Íhti̊íhd is no diffrent. The village'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 Íhti̊íhd is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive flagstone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The village is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Kèr Íhti̊íhd's frontieer-style defences 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.

A look around Kèr Íhti̊íhd seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Íhti̊íhd 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

While Kèr Íhti̊íhd might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Kèr Íhti̊íhd's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Kèr Íhti̊íhd birds speak prophesy.

The Raven Swarm near Kèr Íhti̊íhd are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kèr Íhti̊íhd's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 via throat 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 Íhti̊íhd Census Data: Year 2000

213 of Kèr Íhti̊íhd's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 44 work as Craftsmen
• 17 work as Merchants
• 36 work as Service Workers
• 21 work as General Laborers
• 5 work as Skilled Laborers
• 30 work as Civil Servants
• 21 work in Cottage Industries
• 8 work as Artists
• 11 work in Produce Industries

547 of Kèr Íhti̊íhd's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 39 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Íhti̊íhd is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of protected Kèr Íhti̊íhd's harvest from an army of bandits. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History