Kèr Māopuvoc

Kèr Māopuvoc (Māopu /voc/ [bowl; basin; reservoir] [atom]) is a subtropical Town located in Ga Vihæ County, Ftèwup Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Māopuvoc is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Māopuvoc was founded by Yawmé̄r Yōō̌s 'Sasha Carmen' Cú̄nḱ Mboú̄̌ Jórmbó̄b Lilàbíh, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Māopuvoc 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 24°C (75°F). Kèr Māopuvoc receives an average of 158 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Māopuvoc covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4192 m (13753 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Māopuvoc was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1562, by Yawmé̄r Yōō̌s 'Sasha Carmen' Cú̄nḱ Mboú̄̌ Jórmbó̄b Lilàbíh. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kèr Māopuvoc was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Māopuvoc 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 Māopuvoc is buildings are located arround a single premissive split-log ties mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Kèr Māopuvoc's size could have. Astonishigly, the well-designed, yet cheep are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Kèr Māopuvoc 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 scutteling 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. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Kèr Māopuvoc long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Māopuvoc 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 Māopuvoc's town hall 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 Māopuvoc sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Goldpebble near Kèr Māopuvoc are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kèr Māopuvoc's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Abjuration energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Māopuvoc Census Data: Year 2000

345 of Kèr Māopuvoc's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 74 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 59 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

765 of Kèr Māopuvoc's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 22 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Māopuvoc 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 Māopuvoc's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with good fortune for a year and a day. One of Kèr Māopuvoc's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History