Frōw-srö Med

Frōw-srö Med (/froːw/ /sro˞/ [courier] [decade]) is a temperate Large City located in the Lothyrkaldra County of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Frōw-srö Med is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Frōw-srö Med was founded by Mariah Zamezat, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Frōw-srö Med has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -10°C (14°F). Frōw-srö Med receives an average of 153 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Frōw-srö Med covers an area of nearly 400 km² (160 mi²), and an average elevation of 2572 m (8438 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Frōw-srö Med was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1460, by Mariah Zamezat. The establishment of Frōw-srö Med was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Frōw-srö Med's construction back out of the project. Mariah Zamezat pushed on reguardles, and Frōw-srö Med was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Frōw-srö Med was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Frōw-srö Med is no diffrent. The city'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.

Frōw-srö Med is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious split-log ties streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Frōw-srö Med, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The Relic of the World That Was have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Frōw-srö Med makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

Frōw-srö Med possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Frōw-srö Med has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Frōw-srö Med 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 Frōw-srö Med. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Frōw-srö Med's parks.

Frōw-srö Med has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Frōw-srö Med.

Frōw-srö Med 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.

Frōw-srö Med 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.

Frōw-srö Med has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Frōw-srö Med has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Frōw-srö Med 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.

Frōw-srö Med 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.

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

Frōw-srö Med has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Frōw-srö Med 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. Frōw-srö Med's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Frōw-srö Med's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Frōw-srö Med has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Frōw-srö Med has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Frōw-srö Med 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 Frōw-srö Med's natural decorations nor waterways.

Frōw-srö Med 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.

Frōw-srö Med 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.

Frōw-srö Med 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.

Frōw-srö Med 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

Frōw-srö Med's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is recurring in Frōw-srö Med.

The Gravebound near Frōw-srö Med are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Frōw-srö Med's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via chanting.

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.

Frōw-srö Med Census Data: Year 2000

35688 of Frōw-srö Med's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1963 work in Agriculture
• 7848 work as Craftsmen
• 2930 work as Merchants
• 5607 work as Service Workers
• 3628 work as General Laborers
• 1504 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5025 work as Civil Servants
• 3187 work in Cottage Industries
• 2011 work as Artists
• 1985 work in Produce Industries

51173 of Frōw-srö Med's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 7553 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Frōw-srö Med. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

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