Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ (/ˈfɛstve̜c/ /vla/ [weird; strange; bizarre; peculiar] [muscle]) is a subtropical Large City located in Gde̜ngwazruqüe Parish, Shanilryn Deanery, within the Covenent of Irus.

The name Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ was founded by Arianrhod Raeldireth, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ has a yearly average temperature of 33°C (91°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 38°C (100°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 29°C (84°F). Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ receives an average of 69 cm/y (27 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ covers an area of nearly 267 km² (106 mi²), and an average elevation of 12738 m (-1158 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ was founded durring the late 11th century, by Arianrhod Raeldireth. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ is no diffrent. The city'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.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of spacious packed earth streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Unfortuantly, these budget focused millitary grade defenses are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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 Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s parks.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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.

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

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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.

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

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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. Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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 Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ 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

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠.

The Mudbog near Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ are known to be quite timid.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ Census Data: Year 2000

23839 of Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1271 work in Agriculture
• 5360 work as Craftsmen
• 1925 work as Merchants
• 3629 work as Service Workers
• 2389 work as General Laborers
• 982 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3539 work as Civil Servants
• 2101 work in Cottage Industries
• 1349 work as Artists
• 1294 work in Produce Industries

37572 of Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1899 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠ makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Fëstve̜chy Vla Qo̠'s local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History