Noqël Ortō Kez

Noqël Ortō Kez (/ˈnoqɛl/ /ˈortoː/ [painful] [slope; slant; bank (river)]) is a temperate Town located in the Wokki̽k Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Noqël Ortō Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Noqël Ortō Kez was founded by Glêpîre Crolnie, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Noqël Ortō Kez has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -10°C (14°F). Noqël Ortō Kez receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Noqël Ortō Kez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4698 m (15413 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Noqël Ortō Kez was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1240, by Glêpîre Crolnie. The establishment of Noqël Ortō Kez was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Glêpîre Crolnie struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Noqël Ortō Kez as a prison colony.

Noqël Ortō Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Noqël Ortō Kez 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.

Noqël Ortō Kez is is constructed arround a series of broad flagstone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

Noqël Ortō Kez is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Noqël Ortō Kez 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.

Noqël Ortō Kez 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.

Noqël Ortō Kez 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.

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

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

Noqël Ortō Kez has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Noqël Ortō Kez 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

Noqël Ortō Kez's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Noqël Ortō Kez.

The Bonewrought Willow near Noqël Ortō Kez are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Noqël Ortō Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Noqël Ortō Kez Census Data: Year 2000

376 of Noqël Ortō Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

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

761 of Noqël Ortō Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 98 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Noqël Ortō Kez is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

The the a pair of vambraces of Summoning, an a pair of vambraces imbued with notable amounts of Summoning energies was created in Nopo Z̄opusulo by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

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