Skri̽ Schyut Kez

Skri̽ Schyut Kez (/scri̽/ /scut/ [tired (needing rest)] [silver]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qěvrìlæh District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Skri̽ Schyut Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Skri̽ Schyut Kez was founded by Zlesëka Iardre Neerlush, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Skri̽ Schyut Kez has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°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 10°C (50°F). Skri̽ Schyut Kez receives an average of 287 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Skri̽ Schyut Kez covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2048 m (6719 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Skri̽ Schyut Kez was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1461, by Zlesëka Iardre Neerlush. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Skri̽ Schyut Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Skri̽ Schyut Kez is no diffrent. The town'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.

Skri̽ Schyut Kez is buildings are speckled and packed arround broad baked earthen streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Skri̽ Schyut Kez. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Skri̽ Schyut 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.

Skri̽ Schyut 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.

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

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

Skri̽ Schyut Kez 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.

Skri̽ Schyut 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

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Skri̽ Schyut Kez's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is skipped in Skri̽ Schyut Kez.

The Goldpebble near Skri̽ Schyut Kez are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Skri̽ Schyut Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Summoning 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.

Skri̽ Schyut Kez Census Data: Year 2000

326 of Skri̽ Schyut Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 54 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 49 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

663 of Skri̽ Schyut Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 85 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Skri̽ Schyut Kez possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

The the a mask of Illusion, an a mask imbued with notable amounts of Illusion energies was created near Skri̽ Schyut Kez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History