Kèr Oqfācà

Kèr Oqfācà (/oq/ /ˈfəˑcə/ [condition (requirement; stipulation)] [battery]) is a subtropical Town located in Pjiqtkhopuirima Jipa Hold, Vevíhgbùg Provence, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Kèr Oqfācà is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Oqfācà was founded by Wyn Nanne Āko, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Oqfācà has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Kèr Oqfācà receives an average of 194 cm/y (76 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Oqfācà covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2192 m (7191 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Oqfācà was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1265, by Wyn Nanne Āko. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kèr Oqfācà was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Oqfācà 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 Oqfācà is buildings folow an organic layout of restrictive paverstone streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Kèr Oqfācà's somewhat suffishent are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Kèr Oqfācà is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

Kèr Oqfācà has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Kèr Oqfācà 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 Oqfācà. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kèr Oqfācà's parks.

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

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

Kèr Oqfācà possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Kèr Oqfācà 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 Oqfācà's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kèr Oqfācà 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 Oqfācà 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 Oqfācà is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

Kèr Oqfācà's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Kèr Oqfācà.

The Blood Bush near Kèr Oqfācà are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kèr Oqfācà's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves reenactments to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 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 Oqfācà Census Data: Year 2000

418 of Kèr Oqfācà's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 96 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 67 work as Service Workers
• 42 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

866 of Kèr Oqfācà's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 81 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Kèr Oqfācà's festivals remembers the hero.

History