Abrin-vresië Med

Abrin-vresië Med (/ˈabrin/ /ˈvresjɛ/ [sailor] [memory]) is a subtropical Large City located in the O'tar County of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Abrin-vresië Med is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Abrin-vresië Med was founded by Bhiodnyrn Dhiaginra, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Abrin-vresië Med has a yearly average temperature of 11°C (51°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -3°C (27°F). Abrin-vresië Med receives an average of 146 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Abrin-vresië Med covers an area of nearly 434 km² (173 mi²), and an average elevation of 5222 m (17132 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Abrin-vresië Med was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1273, by Bhiodnyrn Dhiaginra. The establishment of Abrin-vresië Med suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Abrin-vresië Med was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Abrin-vresië Med is no diffrent. The city'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.

Abrin-vresië Med is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. Abrin-vresië Med's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences 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 Abrin-vresië Med makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet city filled with closed scriptoriums, people quietly yet dejectedly reading in isolated places around town, and the occasional book laying in a heap of garbage.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Abrin-vresië Med has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Abrin-vresië Med 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 Abrin-vresië Med. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Abrin-vresië Med's parks.

Abrin-vresië Med has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Abrin-vresië Med.

Abrin-vresië Med 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.

Abrin-vresië Med 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.

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

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

Abrin-vresië Med 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.

Abrin-vresië Med 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.

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

Abrin-vresië Med has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Abrin-vresië Med 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. Abrin-vresië Med's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Abrin-vresië Med's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Abrin-vresië Med has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Abrin-vresië Med 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.

Abrin-vresië Med 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 Abrin-vresië Med's natural decorations nor waterways.

Abrin-vresië Med 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.

Abrin-vresië Med 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.

Abrin-vresië Med 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.

Abrin-vresië Med 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

Abrin-vresië Med's town hall 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, autumn is recurring in Abrin-vresië Med.

The Amoeba, Giant near Abrin-vresië Med are known to be quite timid.

Abrin-vresië Med's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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.

Abrin-vresië Med Census Data: Year 2000

38822 of Abrin-vresië Med's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2094 work in Agriculture
• 8589 work as Craftsmen
• 3171 work as Merchants
• 5942 work as Service Workers
• 4034 work as General Laborers
• 1614 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5750 work as Civil Servants
• 3356 work in Cottage Industries
• 2210 work as Artists
• 2062 work in Produce Industries

56974 of Abrin-vresië Med's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 6114 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Abrin-vresië Med produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

Abrin-vresië Med makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a box of Augury, an a box imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History