Bǟ Striv Vrët

Bǟ Striv Vrët (/baː/ /striv/ [small; little] [feather; pen]) is a subtropical Town located in Kusvreflö Parish, Gduzqüeon Diocese, within the Covenent of Irus.

The name Bǟ Striv Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Bǟ Striv Vrët was founded by Vú̄b Mërmpf̄ 'Calvin Entice' Mä̌sh Yoúrmë̌ Ca̋chvónḱ Phrugremen, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Bǟ Striv Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Bǟ Striv Vrët receives an average of 150 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Bǟ Striv Vrët covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4260 m (13976 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bǟ Striv Vrët was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1183, by Vú̄b Mërmpf̄ 'Calvin Entice' Mä̌sh Yoúrmë̌ Ca̋chvónḱ Phrugremen. The establishment of Bǟ Striv Vrët was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Bǟ Striv Vrët's construction back out of the project. Vú̄b Mërmpf̄ 'Calvin Entice' Mä̌sh Yoúrmë̌ Ca̋chvónḱ Phrugremen pushed on reguardles, and Bǟ Striv Vrët was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Bǟ Striv Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bǟ Striv Vrët 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.

Bǟ Striv Vrët is buildings are speckled and packed arround broad packed earth 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 sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. The town's timber-based walls are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Bǟ Striv Vrët is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. There’s a patern to the panic. It’s not easy to see, and no one quite agrees on what it is, but the locals know and operate under this pattern. It shapes everything they do, and you feel as if you’ve almost worked it out only for some small detail to devastate your theory every time you try and comprehend it.

Civic Infrastructure

Bǟ Striv Vrët has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Bǟ Striv Vrët.

Bǟ Striv Vrët 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.

Bǟ Striv Vrët has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Bǟ Striv Vrët 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.

Bǟ Striv Vrët 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.

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

Bǟ Striv Vrët has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Bǟ Striv Vrët has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Bǟ Striv Vrët 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.

Bǟ Striv Vrët 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

Bǟ Striv Vrët's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Bǟ Striv Vrët.

The Nightcaller near Bǟ Striv Vrët are known to be quite timid.

Bǟ Striv Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Bǟ Striv Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

321 of Bǟ Striv Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 69 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 51 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 49 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

688 of Bǟ Striv Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 64 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Bǟ Striv Vrët since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

Bǟ Striv Vrët's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Bǟ Striv Vrët suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Bǟ Striv Vrët was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 3 days. Bǟ Striv Vrët lost 149 people and 308 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Woe's Flame.

History