Zentoj̼ Se

Zentoj̼ Se (/zen/ /toj̼/ [crowd] [calm]) is a temperate Village located in Bellfalcon Dutchy, Krièvlùji̊ La Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Zentoj̼ Se is derived from the Tauric language, as Zentoj̼ Se was founded by Grakdraetaine Beddoe, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Zentoj̼ Se has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Zentoj̼ Se receives an average of 156 cm/y (61 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Zentoj̼ Se covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1804 m (5918 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zentoj̼ Se was founded durring the early 18th century in late summer of the year 1738, by Grakdraetaine Beddoe. The establishment of Zentoj̼ Se suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Zentoj̼ Se which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Zentoj̼ Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 18th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zentoj̼ Se is no diffrent. The village's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Zentoj̼ Se is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of narrow paverstone 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 village is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The village's frontieer-style defences 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 village.

A look around Zentoj̼ Se makes it abundantly clear the village suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

Zentoj̼ Se has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Zentoj̼ 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.

Zentoj̼ 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.

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

Zentoj̼ 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.

Zentoj̼ 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.

Cultural Notes

Zentoj̼ Se's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Zentoj̼ Se most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Blood Hawk near Zentoj̼ Se are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Zentoj̼ Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves line dance to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Zentoj̼ Se Census Data: Year 2000

186 of Zentoj̼ Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 16 work in Agriculture
• 35 work as Craftsmen
• 13 work as Merchants
• 34 work as Service Workers
• 17 work as General Laborers
• 5 work as Skilled Laborers
• 29 work as Civil Servants
• 19 work in Cottage Industries
• 7 work as Artists
• 11 work in Produce Industries

500 of Zentoj̼ Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 36 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Zentoj̼ Se is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

Zentoj̼ Se is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Zentoj̼ Se's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History