Kèr Kshikàvo

Kèr Kshikàvo (Kshi /ˈcəvo/ [peak] [arsenal]) is a subtropical Town located in the Vātuchàjù Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Kèr Kshikàvo is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Kshikàvo was founded by Gaerthel Fluellen, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Kshikàvo has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 20°C (68°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Kèr Kshikàvo receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Kshikàvo covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1458 m (4783 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Kshikàvo was founded durring the late 17th century in early fall of the year 1598, by Gaerthel Fluellen. 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 Gaerthel Fluellen.

Kèr Kshikàvo was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Kshikàvo is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Kèr Kshikàvo is buildings are arranged arround a single broad split-log ties 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 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 are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Kèr Kshikàvo. 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Kshikàvo 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 Kshikàvo's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Kèr Kshikàvo.

The Forlarren near Kèr Kshikàvo are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kèr Kshikàvo's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves orgies to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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 Kshikàvo Census Data: Year 2000

372 of Kèr Kshikàvo's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

792 of Kèr Kshikàvo's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 48 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Kshikàvo has a conflict with a neighboring community. This usually isn't part of a larger war, but is instead a personal animosity between them. It may be the community has suffered at their enemy's hands, or they may have been the ones applying the suffering. Constant low-level skirmishes and trouble making go on between the two.

Kèr Kshikàvo's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Kèr Kshikàvo suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century heavy spring rains following an uncharacteristically dry year and a minor earthquake resulted in the collapse of the north east side of Agony Hill. the landslide struck Kèr Kshikàvo, and devastated the community. 253 people, 175 livestock, and 67 buildings were lost to the calamity. The disaster is recorded in history as Agony's Fall.

History