Brir E̜w Gri

Brir E̜w Gri (/brir/ /e̜w/ [selfish] [dot; spot]) is a subtropical Small City located in Nozbövremi̽l Parish, Gduzqüeon Diocese, within the Irus.

The name Brir E̜w Gri is derived from the Sylvin language, as Brir E̜w Gri was founded by Lemtodea, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Brir E̜w Gri has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°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 17°C (62°F). Brir E̜w Gri receives an average of 85 cm/y (33 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Brir E̜w Gri covers an area of nearly 16 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 8976 m (-13500 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Brir E̜w Gri was founded durring the early 15th century in winter of the year 1412, by Lemtodea. The establishment of Brir E̜w Gri suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Brir E̜w Gri which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Brir E̜w Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Brir E̜w Gri is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Brir E̜w Gri is buildings folow an organic layout of crampt canals streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The millitarily questionable fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Brir E̜w Gri has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Brir E̜w Gri’s streets. A look around Brir E̜w Gri has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Brir E̜w Gri long.

Civic Infrastructure

Brir E̜w Gri has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Brir E̜w Gri 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 Brir E̜w Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Brir E̜w Gri's parks.

Brir E̜w Gri has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Brir E̜w Gri.

Brir E̜w Gri 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.

Brir E̜w Gri 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.

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

Brir E̜w Gri 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.

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

Brir E̜w Gri 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 Brir E̜w Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Brir E̜w Gri 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.

Brir E̜w Gri 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.

Brir E̜w Gri 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.

Brir E̜w Gri 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

Brir E̜w Gri has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Brir E̜w Gri's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Brir E̜w Gri rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Raven Swarm near Brir E̜w Gri are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Brir E̜w Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via singing.

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.

Brir E̜w Gri Census Data: Year 2000

1414 of Brir E̜w Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 79 work in Agriculture
• 304 work as Craftsmen
• 113 work as Merchants
• 221 work as Service Workers
• 139 work as General Laborers
• 53 work as Skilled Laborers
• 235 work as Civil Servants
• 125 work in Cottage Industries
• 74 work as Artists
• 71 work in Produce Industries

2151 of Brir E̜w Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 309 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Brir E̜w Gri is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Brir E̜w Gri's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History