Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner (/jɛm/ /ˈtjalfo̠m/ [easy] [cove]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Tuksupronehe Zone, Nto̠ftǟmǟw District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner was founded by Iksibi Phralzis, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner receives an average of 76 cm/y (29 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5030 m (16502 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1223, by Iksibi Phralzis. The establishment of Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Iksibi Phralzis electing to pay people to resettle in Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner.

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner is buildings are arranged within a network of restrictive cobblestone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The town's would-be-castle 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.

The town shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner.

Iëm Tyalfo̠m 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.

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

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

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Iëm Tyalfo̠m 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

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Deer, Ringhorn near Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner Census Data: Year 2000

258 of Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 54 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 44 work as Service Workers
• 23 work as General Laborers
• 8 work as Skilled Laborers
• 40 work as Civil Servants
• 26 work in Cottage Industries
• 10 work as Artists
• 14 work in Produce Industries

621 of Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 36 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last (28468 % 6)+1 years has greatly spiked Iëm Tyalfo̠m Ner's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.

The the a Lance rest of Transmutation, an a Lance rest imbued with potent amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Iē̼ijoej Se by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History