Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä (/ðɑ̄/ /zɒ̋æ/ [mature] [greed]) is a subtropical Town located in the Doûvnḱínts̄r Region of the Confederation of Goblin Tribes.

The name Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä was founded by Tshênkepí Brêg̈meg̈ Èbèleseg̈, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä receives an average of 278 cm/y (109 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1586 m (5203 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä was founded durring the early 15th century in winter of the year 1404, by Tshênkepí Brêg̈meg̈ Èbèleseg̈. The establishment of Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Tshênkepí Brêg̈meg̈ Èbèleseg̈ electing to pay people to resettle in Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä.

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä 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.

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä is buildings are located arround a single restrictive 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 properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä's exceptionaly well made 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.

Right off the bat Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Many of those buildings are schools, scriptoriums, and even one college. One can only wonder what knowledge the town has come into.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä 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.

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä 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.

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

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

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä 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

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä'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.

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä's bank 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä.

The Mole near Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Illusion 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.

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä Census Data: Year 2000

351 of Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 77 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

763 of Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 46 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

The the a millstone of Mysticism, an a millstone imbued with notable amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Thā Zaw̋ä Kēä by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History