Nriz-bōm Qo̠

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ (/nriz/ /boːm/ [axis; axle] [parliament]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Menertahasha County of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Nriz-bōm Qo̠ is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Nriz-bōm Qo̠ was founded by Ma̋mbónḱ Méoidīs 'Pearllilyz Sweetmess' Ré̄nḱ Nī̄̄kīy Rä̂fér Crosrebu, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Nriz-bōm Qo̠ receives an average of 150 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Nriz-bōm Qo̠ covers an area of nearly 269 km² (107 mi²), and an average elevation of 3230 m (10597 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1365, by Ma̋mbónḱ Méoidīs 'Pearllilyz Sweetmess' Ré̄nḱ Nī̄̄kīy Rä̂fér Crosrebu. The establishment of Nriz-bōm Qo̠ was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Nriz-bōm Qo̠'s construction back out of the project. Ma̋mbónḱ Méoidīs 'Pearllilyz Sweetmess' Ré̄nḱ Nī̄̄kīy Rä̂fér Crosrebu pushed on reguardles, and Nriz-bōm Qo̠ was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nriz-bōm Qo̠ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ is is constructed arround a semi-circular restrictive paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city 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 While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Nriz-bōm Qo̠ weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Astonishigly, the budget focused millitary grade defenses are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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 city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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 Nriz-bōm Qo̠. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Nriz-bōm Qo̠'s parks.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Nriz-bōm Qo̠.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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.

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

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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 Large City. Nriz-bōm Qo̠'s grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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 Nriz-bōm Qo̠'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ 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.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Nriz-bōm Qo̠'s chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Nriz-bōm Qo̠.

The Rabbit near Nriz-bōm Qo̠ are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠'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 2 via moments of science.

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.

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ Census Data: Year 2000

23922 of Nriz-bōm Qo̠'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1296 work in Agriculture
• 5509 work as Craftsmen
• 1926 work as Merchants
• 3575 work as Service Workers
• 2516 work as General Laborers
• 991 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3462 work as Civil Servants
• 2019 work in Cottage Industries
• 1338 work as Artists
• 1290 work in Produce Industries

35862 of Nriz-bōm Qo̠'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3815 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Nriz-bōm Qo̠ is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

Nriz-bōm Qo̠ is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

The the an orb of Augury, an an orb imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created in Nriz-bōm Qo̠ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History