Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg (Rāo /jɛcˈsiwəˑg/ [sex] [match (for fire)]) is a subtropical Town located in the Sti̊ci̊q Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg was founded by Ghrumgris Price, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°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 25°C (77°F). Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg receives an average of 258 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2148 m (7047 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1306, by Ghrumgris Price. The establishment of Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Ghrumgris Price electing to pay people to resettle in Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg.

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg 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 Rāoyèksiwāg is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt baked earthen streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg's frontieer-style defences are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

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

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

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg 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 Rāoyèksiwāg 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 Rāoyèksiwāg 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 Rāoyèksiwāg has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Town. Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg 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 Rāoyèksiwāg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg 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 Rāoyèksiwāg 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 Rāoyèksiwāg's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg the milk never sours.

The Sandman near Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg are known to be quite timid.

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Enchantment 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 Rāoyèksiwāg Census Data: Year 2000

408 of Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 85 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 60 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

842 of Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 79 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg. One of Kèr Rāoyèksiwāg's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History