Kèr Tāgfāv

Kèr Tāgfāv (/təˑg/ /fəˑv/ [impulse] [thin (narrow)]) is a subtropical Town located in the Jambèiē Provence of the Dalandic Empire.

The name Kèr Tāgfāv is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Tāgfāv was founded by Dho Griffiths Vaughes, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Tāgfāv has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Kèr Tāgfāv receives an average of 205 cm/y (80 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Tāgfāv covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3154 m (10347 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Tāgfāv was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1310, by Dho Griffiths Vaughes. The establishment of Kèr Tāgfāv was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Dho Griffiths Vaughes electing to pay people to resettle in Kèr Tāgfāv.

Kèr Tāgfāv was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Tāgfāv is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Kèr Tāgfāv is was constructed arround several spacious cobblestone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. 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. The frontieer-style defences 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.

Kèr Tāgfāv 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 Tāgfāv’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 Tāgfāv possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

Kèr Tāgfāv has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Kèr Tāgfāv 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 Tāgfāv's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

Kèr Tāgfāv 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 Tāgfāv's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Kèr Tāgfāv it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Almiraj near Kèr Tāgfāv are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kèr Tāgfāv's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via recitation of scripture.

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 Tāgfāv Census Data: Year 2000

387 of Kèr Tāgfāv's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

817 of Kèr Tāgfāv's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 90 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Tāgfāv has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

Kèr Tāgfāv is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century an unusualy harsh winter spawned a deadly blizard to Kèr Tāgfāv. The ice, snow, and wind killed 218 people, 233 livestock, and destroyed 38. The event is remembered as Heartache's Breath.

History