Vli Ruf Kez

Vli Ruf Kez (/vli/ /ruf/ [sour] [graph]) is a temperate Town located in the Zbëkfenfyë Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Vli Ruf Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Vli Ruf Kez was founded by Dyêbêbm Shruzraneil, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Vli Ruf Kez has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -10°C (14°F). Vli Ruf Kez receives an average of 268 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Vli Ruf Kez covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3290 m (10793 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vli Ruf Kez was founded durring the late 17th century in early summer of the year 1591, by Dyêbêbm Shruzraneil. The establishment of Vli Ruf Kez was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Vli Ruf Kez's construction back out of the project. Dyêbêbm Shruzraneil pushed on reguardles, and Vli Ruf Kez was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Vli Ruf Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vli Ruf Kez is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Vli Ruf Kez is is constructed arround a series of spacious cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Vli Ruf 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

Vli Ruf Kez 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 Vli Ruf Kez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vli Ruf Kez's parks.

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

Vli Ruf 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.

Vli Ruf Kez has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Vli Ruf 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.

Vli Ruf Kez 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.

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

Vli Ruf Kez 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 Vli Ruf Kez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vli Ruf 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.

Vli Ruf Kez 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.

Cultural Notes

The locals have cut a deal with some unspeakable entity, trading some form of tribute (benign of horrific) in exchange for the being’s forbearance or assistance. Outsiders may be ignorant of the bargain, or they may know that the community is in thrall but be too fearful of its master to take action against them. The creature likely serves as a protector as well as a tyrant, so the locals may be content with the deal even if it doesn’t offer any further inducement or aid.

Vli Ruf Kez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Vli Ruf Kez the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Golem, Ice near Vli Ruf Kez are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Vli Ruf Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Augury energies of tier 1 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.

Vli Ruf Kez Census Data: Year 2000

473 of Vli Ruf Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 32 work in Agriculture
• 102 work as Craftsmen
• 35 work as Merchants
• 80 work as Service Workers
• 46 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 72 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

875 of Vli Ruf Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 117 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vli Ruf Kez has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . Vli Ruf Kez's militia's elite squad is named after .

History