Kèr Lèjjash

Kèr Lèjjash (/lɛʤ/ /ʤaʃ/ [match (game); contest] [practical; pragmatic]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Zmezmepiv Hold, Ststèsùp Provence, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Kèr Lèjjash is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Lèjjash was founded by Fyèlënmê Merwin Medwin, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Lèjjash 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 Lèjjash receives an average of 292 cm/y (114 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Lèjjash covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1530 m (5019 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Lèjjash was founded durring the late 11th century, by Fyèlënmê Merwin Medwin. The establishment of Kèr Lèjjash suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Kèr Lèjjash was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Lèjjash 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 Lèjjash is buildings are arranged arround a single crampt cobblestone 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 posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The failry decent fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Kèr Lèjjash has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. 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. 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. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Kèr Lèjjash long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Lèjjash 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 Lèjjash's mayor's house 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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Kèr Lèjjash.

The Achaierai near Kèr Lèjjash are known to be quite timid.

Kèr Lèjjash's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Charm energies of tier 2 via singing.

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 Lèjjash Census Data: Year 2000

288 of Kèr Lèjjash's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 61 work as Craftsmen
• 21 work as Merchants
• 44 work as Service Workers
• 29 work as General Laborers
• 8 work as Skilled Laborers
• 45 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

609 of Kèr Lèjjash's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 77 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Kèr Lèjjash’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Kèr Lèjjash’s streets.

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

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History

The the a suit of mail and plate armour of Abjuration, an a suit of mail and plate armour imbued with great amounts of Abjuration energies was created near Kèr Kveriztàd by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History