Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez (/ˈavdra ro̠/ /ˈkrisol/ [psychologist] [armpit]) is a temperate Town located in the Ithjegrö Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez was founded by Gasafri Iardre, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -5°C (23°F). Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez receives an average of 160 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2916 m (9566 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1414, by Gasafri Iardre. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Gasafri Iardre.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez is no diffrent. The town'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.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez is was constructed arround several spacious packed earth mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Unfortuantly, these somewhat suffishent are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the town. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's parks.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez 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.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez 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.

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

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez 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.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez 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

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez.

The Herd Animal, Stag near Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 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.

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez Census Data: Year 2000

475 of Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 108 work as Craftsmen
• 37 work as Merchants
• 75 work as Service Workers
• 48 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

978 of Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 44 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

The center of Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez 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 Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez lost 228 people, 308 livestock, and 52 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 207, when members of Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's militia enacted an operation to capture a particular enemy powerful weapon intact. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Avdra Ro̠-krisol Kez's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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