Tstsdíhwa Se

Tstsdíhwa Se (Tstsdíh /wa/ [heaven; paradise] [field; country (rural area); garden]) is a subtropical Town located in Loktktsuprmmaku County, Tarnàg Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Tstsdíhwa Se is derived from the Tauric language, as Tstsdíhwa Se was founded by Glîv Carew, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Tstsdíhwa Se 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). Tstsdíhwa Se receives an average of 138 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Tstsdíhwa Se covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4124 m (13530 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tstsdíhwa Se was founded durring the late 11th century, by Glîv Carew. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Tstsdíhwa Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tstsdíhwa 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.

Tstsdíhwa Se is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of spacious baked earthen streets which form triangular 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 has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Tstsdíhwa Se's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications 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 Tstsdíhwa Se has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Tstsdíhwa Se long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Tstsdíhwa 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.

Tstsdíhwa 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.

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

Tstsdíhwa Se possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Tstsdíhwa 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.

Tstsdíhwa Se 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.

Tstsdíhwa Se is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Two or more groups of citizens within Tstsdíhwa Se hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Tstsdíhwa Se's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Tstsdíhwa Se every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Gallows Tree Zombie near Tstsdíhwa Se are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Tstsdíhwa Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 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.

Tstsdíhwa Se Census Data: Year 2000

333 of Tstsdíhwa Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 54 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

680 of Tstsdíhwa Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 88 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Tstsdíhwa Se makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Tstsdíhwa Se was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Tstsdíhwa Se lost 158 people, 385 livestock, and 71 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 158, when members of Tstsdíhwa Se's militia enacted an operation to patrol a specific area to dissuade the enemy from their current activities. The operation was complicated by an outbreak of plague which struck the ranks, killing many and laying low many more. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Tstsdíhwa Se's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Tstsdíhwa Se's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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