Kèr Māshiē̼àv

Kèr Māshiē̼àv (Māsh /j̼əv/ [tomorrow] [demon]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Kûgû Inege Kingdom, Niylili Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Māshiē̼àv is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Māshiē̼àv was founded by Sé̄boīr Bēnḱ 'Skye Skye' Vú̄rmb Sē̄ Härm Foulkes, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Māshiē̼àv has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Kèr Māshiē̼àv receives an average of 241 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Māshiē̼àv covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1928 m (6325 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Māshiē̼àv was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1255, by Sé̄boīr Bēnḱ 'Skye Skye' Vú̄rmb Sē̄ Härm Foulkes. 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 Sé̄boīr Bēnḱ 'Skye Skye' Vú̄rmb Sē̄ Härm Foulkes.

Kèr Māshiē̼àv was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Māshiē̼àv 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 Māshiē̼àv is buildings are located arround a single narrow baked earthen mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Kèr Māshiē̼àv's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Kèr Māshiē̼àv's top tier civilian fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Kèr Māshiē̼àv has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Kèr Māshiē̼àv’s streets. The town is very clearly a joyfull place as well as relaxing. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

Kèr Māshiē̼àv has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Kèr Māshiē̼àv. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kèr Māshiē̼àv's parks.

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

Kèr Māshiē̼àv has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

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

Kèr Māshiē̼àv has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Kèr Māshiē̼àv's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kèr Māshiē̼àv 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.

Kèr Māshiē̼àv has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

Kèr Māshiē̼àv has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Kèr Māshiē̼àv's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Kèr Māshiē̼àv hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Apallie near Kèr Māshiē̼àv are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kèr Māshiē̼àv's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Enchantment energies of tier 2 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 Māshiē̼àv Census Data: Year 2000

482 of Kèr Māshiē̼àv's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 105 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 80 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

924 of Kèr Māshiē̼àv's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 105 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Kèr Māshiē̼àv 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 lyre of Summoning, an a lyre imbued with notable amounts of Summoning energies was created in Kèr Māshiē̼àv by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History