Small Town: Kèr Kstopsvzíhme

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme
Example Tauric architecture.
StateTetbur Commune
ProvenceBombuqíh Region
RegionQæmlo Seh Holt
Founded926
Community LeaderElder Vúń̄y Nīb 'Magic Lofielie' Mpf̄y Vúr Mboida̋sh Owens
Area3 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp27°C (80°F)
Average Elevation4772 m (15656 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation282 cm/y (111 in/y)
Population928
Population Density309 people per km2 (928 people per mi2)
Town AuraCharm
Naming
Native nameKèr Kstopsvzíhme
PronunciationKstopsv /ˈzɪ̞me/
Direct Translation[ginger] [axe]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme (Kstopsv /ˈzɪ̞me/ [ginger] [axe]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Bombuqíh Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Kèr Kstopsvzíhme is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Kstopsvzíhme was founded by Joidä̂ Ré̄ 'Pride Anabelle' Mp̪fé̄sh Ermpf̄b Mboīkīrm Pritchardd, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Kèr Kstopsvzíhme receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Kstopsvzíhme covers an area of nearly 3 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 4772 m (15656 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme was founded durring the early 10th century, by Joidä̂ Ré̄ 'Pride Anabelle' Mp̪fé̄sh Ermpf̄b Mboīkīrm Pritchardd. 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 Joidä̂ Ré̄ 'Pride Anabelle' Mp̪fé̄sh Ermpf̄b Mboīkīrm Pritchardd.

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Kstopsvzíhme is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive baked earthen streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Unfortuantly, these robustly designed timber walls are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Kèr Kstopsvzíhme 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme 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

There’s a relatively new religion in Kèr Kstopsvzíhme which is rapidly gaining power. It might be a sectarian offshoot of a major faith, the unique product of a new prophet, or an outside faith backed by wealthy and powerful foreign supporters. Depending on the demands made on believers, the new faith may be a matter of concern only to the existing clergy, or it might be a major flashpoint for conflict in the community.

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Kèr Kstopsvzíhme there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Leshy, Snapdragon near Kèr Kstopsvzíhme are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kèr Kstopsvzíhme's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 1
  • Farmers: 2
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 3
  • Milk Maids: 2
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 2
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 3776 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 232
    • Poultry: 2784
    • Swine: 185
    • Sheep: 9
    • Goats: 1
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 92

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 1
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 3
  • Carpenters: 2
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 5
  • Glassworkers: 3
  • Gunsmiths: 1
  • Hatters: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Roofers: 1
  • Saddlers: 1
  • Scabbardmakers: 2
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
  • Tailors: 5
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 2

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 2
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 2
  • Fine Clothiers: 2
  • Fishmongers: 2
  • Potion Sellers: 1
  • Resellers: 3
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 1
  • Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 4
  • Barbers: 3
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 3
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Hairdressers: 2
  • Healers: 2
  • Housekeepers: 2
  • Housemaids: 5
  • House Stewards: 2
  • Laundry maids: 1
  • Maidservants: 2
  • Nursery Maids: 1
  • Pastrycooks: 2
  • Restaurateur: 3
  • Tavern Keepers: 3

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 1
  • In-Town Couriers: 2
  • Long Haul Couriers: 1
  • Dockyard Workers: 2
  • Leech Collectors: 2
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 2
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 1
  • Postmen: 2
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 2
  • Tosher: 1
  • Warehousemen: 3
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 2

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 1
  • Educators: 2
  • Engineers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 1
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 7
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 3
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 3
  • Military Officers: 2

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 2
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 3
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 2
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 4
  • Spinners: 2
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Musicians: 2
  • Wood Carvers: 3
  • Writers: 3

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 3
  • Canners: 2
  • Cheesmakers: 3
  • Millers: 1
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

258 of Kèr Kstopsvzíhme's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

624 of Kèr Kstopsvzíhme's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 46 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

The the a pair of pants of Enchantment, an a pair of pants imbued with notable amounts of Enchantment energies was created near Kèr Kstopsvzíhme by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History