Bnō-ëntu Ner (/bnoː/ /ˈɛntu/ [phonograph] [knowledge]) is a subtropical Town located in the Jizanuta Diocese of the Covenent of Irus.
The name Bnō-ëntu Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Bnō-ëntu Ner was founded by Håh́ie Nizanrel, who was culturaly Wood Elven.
Climate
Bnō-ëntu Ner has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Bnō-ëntu Ner receives an average of 74 cm/y (29 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Bnō-ëntu Ner covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 4972 m (16312 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Bnō-ëntu Ner was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1494, by Håh́ie Nizanrel. The establishment of Bnō-ëntu Ner suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Bnō-ëntu Ner which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.
Bnō-ëntu Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bnō-ëntu Ner 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.
Bnō-ëntu Ner is buildings folow an organic layout of restrictive flagstone streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. 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. Bnō-ëntu Ner's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Bnō-ëntu Ner's monster and outlaw focused fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.
Bnō-ëntu Ner has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Bnō-ëntu Ner’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.
Civic Infrastructure
Bnō-ëntu Ner has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Bnō-ëntu Ner.
Bnō-ëntu Ner 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.
Bnō-ëntu Ner 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.
Bnō-ëntu Ner has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.
Bnō-ëntu Ner has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Bnō-ëntu Ner's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Bnō-ëntu Ner possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Town. Bnō-ëntu Ner's grid is powered by an arcane means.
Bnō-ëntu Ner's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.
Bnō-ëntu Ner has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.
Bnō-ëntu Ner 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
Bnō-ëntu Ner's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.
Bnō-ëntu Ner's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.
In Bnō-ëntu Ner the milk never sours.
The Dallo near Bnō-ëntu Ner are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.
Bnō-ëntu Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via speaking in tongues.
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.
Agriculture
Dairy Farmers: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3
Farmland: 5071 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 311
Poultry: 3738
Swine: 249
Sheep: 12
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 124
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 6
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 6
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3
Merchants
Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 2
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 1
Woodsellers: 1
Service workers
Bakers: 6
Barbers: 5
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 3
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 3
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 5
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 3
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 2
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 3
Tosher: 1
Warehousemen: 3
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 9
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 4
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 5
Military Officers: 4
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 4
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 7
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3
Artists
Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 3
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 3
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 2
378 of Bnō-ëntu Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
25 work in Agriculture
80 work as Craftsmen
30 work as Merchants
63 work as Service Workers
36 work as General Laborers
12 work as Skilled Laborers
54 work as Civil Servants
38 work in Cottage Industries
20 work as Artists
20 work in Produce Industries
819 of Bnō-ëntu Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 49 (4%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Due to a magical anomaly, Bnō-ëntu Ner is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.
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History
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Bnō-ëntu Ner's local festivals commemorates this miracle.