Fomba Fruw Vrët

Fomba Fruw Vrët (/ˈfomba/ /fruw/ [coral] [character; persona]) is a temperate Town located in the Wǟlwu Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Fomba Fruw Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Fomba Fruw Vrët was founded by Yä̌shī̌s Ca̋chīrmb 'Delight Kiki' Gä̌ Ca̋mé̄s Mp̪f̄shīb Palzic, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Fomba Fruw Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 19°C (66°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -1°C (31°F). Fomba Fruw Vrët receives an average of 275 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Fomba Fruw Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1870 m (6135 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fomba Fruw Vrët was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1373, by Yä̌shī̌s Ca̋chīrmb 'Delight Kiki' Gä̌ Ca̋mé̄s Mp̪f̄shīb Palzic. The establishment of Fomba Fruw Vrët was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Yä̌shī̌s Ca̋chīrmb 'Delight Kiki' Gä̌ Ca̋mé̄s Mp̪f̄shīb Palzic electing to pay people to resettle in Fomba Fruw Vrët.

Fomba Fruw Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fomba Fruw Vrët is no diffrent. The town'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.

Fomba Fruw Vrët is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad gravel streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 town lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

A look around Fomba Fruw Vrët gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Fomba Fruw Vrët makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Fomba Fruw 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.

Fomba Fruw 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.

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

Fomba Fruw Vrët possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Fomba Fruw 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

Fomba Fruw Vrët is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

Fomba Fruw Vrët's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Fomba Fruw Vrët it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Festrog near Fomba Fruw Vrët are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Fomba Fruw Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Augury energies of tier 1 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.

Fomba Fruw Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

358 of Fomba Fruw Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

731 of Fomba Fruw Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 81 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fomba Fruw 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 Fomba Fruw 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 early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from an attack. One of Fomba Fruw Vrët's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History