Tshtotàv Se

Tshtotàv Se (Tshto /təv/ [eagle] [galaxy]) is a subtropical Town located in Uhimuwæ̈xlaji Hold, Àbíhbwip Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Tshtotàv Se is derived from the Tauric language, as Tshtotàv Se was founded by Goůhik Qàjà, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Tshtotàv Se 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). Tshtotàv Se receives an average of 158 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Tshtotàv Se covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3606 m (11830 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tshtotàv Se was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1148, by Goůhik Qàjà. The establishment of Tshtotàv Se was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Tshtotàv Se's construction back out of the project. Goůhik Qàjà pushed on reguardles, and Tshtotàv Se was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Tshtotàv Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tshtotàv Se 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.

Tshtotàv Se is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive 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 is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's peasent-grade are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

A look around Tshtotàv Se is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The town has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Tshtotàv Se 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.

Tshtotàv Se has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Tshtotàv Se 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.

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

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

Tshtotàv Se 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

Tshtotàv Se's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Tshtotàv Se tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Flea, Mammoth near Tshtotàv Se are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Tshtotàv Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Augury energies of tier 2 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.

Tshtotàv Se Census Data: Year 2000

389 of Tshtotàv Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 87 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

855 of Tshtotàv Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 38 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Tshtotàv Se is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Lake Whillans began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which devastated , killing every person and animal in its path which could not escape the cloud. Oddly, the plants of the region flourished in the years after the disaster. An estimated people, livestock, and buildings were lost to the disaster. The disaster is referred to as the Torment Wind.

History