Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez (/ˈvlekɛk/ /vlaː/ [raw] [second (time); moment]) is a temperate Town located in the Krëchysnǟ Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez was founded by Zrabbug Chebedric, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -9°C (16°F). Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez receives an average of 153 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3238 m (10623 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez was founded durring the early 11th century, by Zrabbug Chebedric. The establishment of Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Zrabbug Chebedric struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez as a prison colony.

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vlekëk Vlǟ 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.

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of premissive baked earthen streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez's size could have. The town's well-designed, yet cheep 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.

A look around Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Vlekëk Vlǟ 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.

Vlekëk Vlǟ 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.

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

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

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

Vlekëk Vlǟ 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

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez 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.

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Ahlinni near Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez are known to be quite timid.

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 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.

Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez Census Data: Year 2000

321 of Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 69 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 56 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 48 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

714 of Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 31 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

The the a helmet of Transmutation, an a helmet imbued with great amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Vlekëk Vlǟ Kez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History