Kèr Zuj̼edfùp

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp (/zuj̼/ /ˈedfʊp/ [whiskey] [wrong]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qùkēi̊v Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Kèr Zuj̼edfùp is derived from the Tauric language, as Kèr Zuj̼edfùp was founded by H́atsie Vaughes, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Kèr Zuj̼edfùp receives an average of 207 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kèr Zuj̼edfùp covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1874 m (6148 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1217, by H́atsie Vaughes. The establishment of Kèr Zuj̼edfùp was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kèr Zuj̼edfùp's construction back out of the project. H́atsie Vaughes pushed on reguardles, and Kèr Zuj̼edfùp was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kèr Zuj̼edfùp is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt cobblestone streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The town's millitarily questionable fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Kèr Zuj̼edfùp 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp 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 Zuj̼edfùp's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Kèr Zuj̼edfùp snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Magmin near Kèr Zuj̼edfùp are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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 Zuj̼edfùp Census Data: Year 2000

297 of Kèr Zuj̼edfùp's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 61 work as Craftsmen
• 21 work as Merchants
• 50 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

641 of Kèr Zuj̼edfùp's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 70 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kèr Zuj̼edfùp's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Kèr Zuj̼edfùp suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

The the a cart of Elven High Magic, an a cart imbued with notable amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created in Kèr Zuj̼edfùp by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History