Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët (/ˈktirktaː/ /zbe/ [habitat] [beam]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qujusukoga Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët was founded by Treshe Palzic, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët receives an average of 259 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 8064 m (-16492 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1148, by Treshe Palzic. The establishment of Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Treshe Palzic electing to pay people to resettle in Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët.

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët 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.

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët is is constructed arround a series of crampt paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët's cost-cutting-focused defences are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Right off the bat Ktirktǟ-zbe 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. Precisely how it has gained its wealth is a mystery. Ktirktǟ-zbe 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

Ktirktǟ-zbe 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.

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

Ktirktǟ-zbe 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.

Ktirktǟ-zbe 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.

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët 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.

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

Ktirktǟ-zbe 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. Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Ktirktǟ-zbe 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

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët.

The Lynx (Cat, Great) near Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via 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.

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

374 of Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

746 of Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 97 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last (3876 % 6)+1 years has greatly spiked Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët'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.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët was struck by a devistating earthquake. The quake brought ruin to Ktirktǟ-zbe Vrët, which lost 220 people, 284 livestock, and 44 buildings in the earthquake. The day of the quake is remembered by many as Suffering's Day.

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