Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä (/jǽdzɒ̄/ /hɛ̂mæ/ [alone] [shirt; blouse; top (clothing)]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Fǎshfoīy Region of the Confederation of Goblin Tribes.

The name Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä was founded by Méoī Cúnvé 'Aura Amethyst' Da̋s Vú̄ń̄s Réchvē Cú̄kīr Cātā, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 1°C (33°F). Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä receives an average of 294 cm/y (115 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3764 m (12349 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1235, by Méoī Cúnvé 'Aura Amethyst' Da̋s Vú̄ń̄s Réchvē Cú̄kīr Cātā. The establishment of Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä's construction back out of the project. Méoī Cúnvé 'Aura Amethyst' Da̋s Vú̄ń̄s Réchvē Cú̄kīr Cātā pushed on reguardles, and Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zá́w Há̂mē 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.

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt packed earth streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The minimaly adiquite have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the town one can see abandoned schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Zá́w Há̂mē 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.

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

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

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

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

Zá́w Há̂mē 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

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Alseid near Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Conjuration energies of tier 1 via moments of science.

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.

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä Census Data: Year 2000

286 of Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 59 work as Craftsmen
• 21 work as Merchants
• 45 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 9 work as Skilled Laborers
• 45 work as Civil Servants
• 28 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

677 of Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 19 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä used to be much richer, but something happened in the last (26192 % 6)+1 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . One of Zá́w Há̂mē Kēä's festivals remembers the hero.

History