Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët (/ˈhɛjvo̠/ /ˈottren/ [loose] [vulture]) is a subtropical Town located in Cowvud Zone, Asu Pamo Nopozopa District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët was founded by Yärmé̄y Bë̌s 'Girl Fiona' Mānḱ Gās Jóoī Zilvagee, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët receives an average of 67 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 10144 m (-9668 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1313, by Yärmé̄y Bë̌s 'Girl Fiona' Mānḱ Gās Jóoī Zilvagee. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët 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.

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of broad cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The town's top tier civilian 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.

Right off the bat Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët 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.

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët 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.

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

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

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët 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

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët the water is caffeinated.

The Thoqqua near Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 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.

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

369 of Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

785 of Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 73 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët. One of Hëyvo̠ Ottren Vrët's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History