Ella Fta Vrët

Ella Fta Vrët (/ˈella/ /fta/ [nice] [oven]) is a subtropical Town located in Zo̠kid Zone, Qěvrìlæh District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Ella Fta Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Ella Fta Vrët was founded by Hoůkh Dhando, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Ella Fta Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Ella Fta Vrët receives an average of 301 cm/y (118 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ella Fta Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3242 m (10636 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ella Fta Vrët was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1487, by Hoůkh Dhando. The establishment of Ella Fta Vrët was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Hoůkh Dhando struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Ella Fta Vrët as a prison colony.

Ella Fta Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ella Fta 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.

Ella Fta Vrët is buildings folow an organic layout of restrictive gravel streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The town's failry decent fortifications 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.

Ella Fta Vrët seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are smiling, quietly exchanging words with a friend, or simply enjoying the day as they work. It reminds you of an evening at home as everyone dined, having run out of things to talk about and embraced the savory meal before them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ella Fta 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.

Ella Fta 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.

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

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

Ella Fta 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.

Cultural Notes

While Ella Fta Vrët has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Ella Fta Vrët's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Ella Fta Vrët there are no smells.

The Spider Eater near Ella Fta Vrët are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ella Fta Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via mimery.

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.

Ella Fta Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

378 of Ella Fta Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 85 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

832 of Ella Fta Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 24 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ella Fta Vrët is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from an attack. One of Ella Fta Vrët's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History