Smōd Ktë Ner

Smōd Ktë Ner (/smoːd/ /ktɛ/ [serial] [crisis]) is a subtropical Town located in the Trëyön Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Smōd Ktë Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Smōd Ktë Ner was founded by Kolvid Dhando, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Smōd Ktë Ner has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Smōd Ktë Ner receives an average of 152 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Smōd Ktë Ner covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4722 m (15492 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Smōd Ktë Ner was founded durring the late 12th century in fall of the year 1060, by Kolvid Dhando. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Smōd Ktë Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Smōd Ktë Ner 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.

Smōd Ktë Ner is buildings are speckled and packed arround restrictive flagstone 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 emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Smōd Ktë Ner's minimaly adiquite are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Smōd Ktë Ner gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Smōd Ktë Ner can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Smōd Ktë Ner places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Smōd Ktë Ner 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.

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

Smōd Ktë Ner 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.

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

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

Smōd Ktë Ner has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Smōd Ktë Ner 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.

Smōd Ktë Ner 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

Smōd Ktë Ner is home to a distinct subculture, who are either the majority here or have the dominant positions in the community. Architecture, local laws, and social customs are all tuned to suit them, and they may not be particularly forgiving or friendly to the major culture of the region. Communities that are not outright independent usually make an arm's-length submission to a local lord.

Smōd Ktë Ner's mayor's house 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..

In Smōd Ktë Ner there are no smells.

The Mud Elemental, Medium near Smōd Ktë Ner are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Smōd Ktë Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Smōd Ktë Ner Census Data: Year 2000

372 of Smōd Ktë Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 79 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

816 of Smōd Ktë Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 24 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Smōd Ktë Ner 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 suit of Kasten-brust armour of Truename Magic, an a suit of Kasten-brust armour imbued with notable amounts of Truename Magic energies was created in Smōd Ktë Ner by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History