Nokèvot Se

Nokèvot Se (/ˈnocɛv/ /ot/ [prejudice; bias] [poor; weak]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Nazapezupi County, Tarnàg Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Nokèvot Se is derived from the Tauric language, as Nokèvot Se was founded by Gëd Ignun Crowther, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Nokèvot Se has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Nokèvot Se receives an average of 269 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Nokèvot Se covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2174 m (7132 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nokèvot Se was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1331, by Gëd Ignun Crowther. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Nokèvot Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nokèvot Se 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.

Nokèvot Se is was constructed arround several narrow flagstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Nokèvot Se weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The budget focused millitary grade defenses have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Right off the bat Nokèvot Se 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 town is very clearly a joyfull place as well as wealthy. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

Nokèvot Se has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Nokèvot Se. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Nokèvot Se's parks.

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

Nokèvot Se 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.

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

Nokèvot Se 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.

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

Nokèvot Se possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Nokèvot Se has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Nokèvot Se's natural decorations nor waterways.

Nokèvot Se 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.

Nokèvot Se has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

Nokèvot Se's garrison 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 Nokèvot Se snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Skinwraith near Nokèvot Se are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Nokèvot Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 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.

Nokèvot Se Census Data: Year 2000

516 of Nokèvot Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 112 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 85 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 20 work as Skilled Laborers
• 79 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

983 of Nokèvot Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 112 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nokèvot Se has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

The center of Nokèvot Se's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Nokèvot Se for years. One of Nokèvot Se's festivals remembers the hero.

History