Fröm Kti̽f Vrët

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët (/fro˞m/ /kti̽f/ [triple] [acquaintance]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qěvrìlæh District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fröm Kti̽f Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Fröm Kti̽f Vrët was founded by Treg̈mesí Igegri, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Fröm Kti̽f Vrët receives an average of 245 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Fröm Kti̽f Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2498 m (8195 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët was founded durring the late 9th century, by Treg̈mesí Igegri. The establishment of Fröm Kti̽f Vrët was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Treg̈mesí Igegri struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Fröm Kti̽f Vrët as a prison colony.

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fröm Kti̽f 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.

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët is is constructed arround a semi-circular premissive cobblestone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Unfortuantly, these somewhat suffishent are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Fröm Kti̽f Vrët hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Many of those buildings are schools, scriptoriums, and even one college. One can only wonder what knowledge the town has come into.

Civic Infrastructure

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Fröm Kti̽f 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.

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Fröm Kti̽f 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.

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

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët 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 Town. Fröm Kti̽f Vrët's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Fröm Kti̽f 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

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Fröm Kti̽f Vrët leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Bumblebee, Giant Worker near Fröm Kti̽f Vrët are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via proclamations.

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.

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

400 of Fröm Kti̽f Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 87 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 39 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 67 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

840 of Fröm Kti̽f Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 25 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Fröm Kti̽f Vrët is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Fröm Kti̽f Vrët was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Fröm Kti̽f Vrët lost 230 people, 307 livestock, and 54 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 55, when members of Fröm Kti̽f Vrët's militia enacted an operation to secure a particular prison to utilize it for a specific task. The operation was complicated by a natural disaster interrupted the operation, shattering unit cohesion. The conflict ended with the defense of the prison against a siege, which ended in victory for Fröm Kti̽f Vrët's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Fröm Kti̽f Vrët's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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