Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët (/koːs/ /ˈbro̠tnɛ/ [immune] [chain]) is a subtropical Town located in Zo̠kid Zone, Qěvrìlæh District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët was founded by Onali Wuzirvi, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°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 13°C (55°F). Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët receives an average of 291 cm/y (114 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2838 m (9311 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1094, by Onali Wuzirvi. The establishment of Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive packed earth streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët's size could have. Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët's well-designed, yet cheep 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.

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kōs Bro̠tnë 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.

Kōs Bro̠tnë 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.

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

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët 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. Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Kōs Bro̠tnë 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

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Stag, Emperor near Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via throat singing.

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.

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

298 of Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 64 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 29 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 44 work as Civil Servants
• 26 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

642 of Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 70 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Kōs Bro̠tnë Vrët suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

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

History