Novlo Li̽ Vrët

Novlo Li̽ Vrët (/ˈnovlo/ /li̽/ [confident] [word]) is a subtropical Town located in the Ḿoůma H́ueo̊ Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Novlo Li̽ Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Novlo Li̽ Vrët was founded by Rrimvesh Tibe, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Novlo Li̽ Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 5°C (41°F). Novlo Li̽ Vrët receives an average of 152 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Novlo Li̽ Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2318 m (7604 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Novlo Li̽ Vrët was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1139, by Rrimvesh Tibe. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Rrimvesh Tibe.

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

Novlo Li̽ Vrët is buildings are arranged within a network of spacious flagstone 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 is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Unfortuantly, these frontieer-style defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Novlo Li̽ 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. 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

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

Novlo Li̽ 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.

Novlo Li̽ 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.

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

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

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

Novlo Li̽ 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Novlo Li̽ Vrët they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Novlo Li̽ Vrët's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Novlo Li̽ Vrët.

The Rat near Novlo Li̽ Vrët are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Novlo Li̽ Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Necromancy 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.

Novlo Li̽ Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

354 of Novlo Li̽ Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 79 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

759 of Novlo Li̽ Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 71 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Novlo Li̽ Vrët is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

The the a symble of Charm, an a symble imbued with great amounts of Charm energies was created near Novlo Li̽ Vrët by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History