Fröm Li Gri

Fröm Li Gri (/fro˞m/ /li/ [triple] [valley]) is a subtropical Large City located in Zboze̜f Parish, Zōzqut Diocese, within the Irus.

The name Fröm Li Gri is derived from the Sylvin language, as Fröm Li Gri was founded by Mbó̄̌s Mp̪vēshī 'Mango Mixiepie' Mb̪fē̌ Goī̄s Cä̋chī, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Fröm Li Gri has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Fröm Li Gri receives an average of 188 cm/y (74 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fröm Li Gri covers an area of nearly 126 km² (50 mi²), and an average elevation of 4998 m (16397 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fröm Li Gri was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1048, by Mbó̄̌s Mp̪vēshī 'Mango Mixiepie' Mb̪fē̌ Goī̄s Cä̋chī. The establishment of Fröm Li Gri suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Fröm Li Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fröm Li Gri 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.

Fröm Li Gri is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt 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 has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Fröm Li Gri's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The unusual though effective defenses has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Fröm Li Gri 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

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

Fröm Li Gri has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Fröm Li Gri 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 Fröm Li Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Fröm Li Gri's parks.

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

Fröm Li Gri 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.

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

Fröm Li Gri 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 Li Gri 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 Li Gri 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.

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

Fröm Li Gri has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Fröm Li Gri 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. Fröm Li Gri's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Fröm Li Gri 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 Li Gri has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Fröm Li Gri 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.

Fröm Li Gri 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 Fröm Li Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fröm Li Gri 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.

Fröm Li Gri 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.

Fröm Li Gri 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.

Cultural Notes

Fröm Li Gri's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Fröm Li Gri the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Sandman near Fröm Li Gri are known to be quite timid.

Fröm Li Gri'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 Augury energies of tier 1 via throat singing.

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 Li Gri Census Data: Year 2000

11339 of Fröm Li Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 614 work in Agriculture
• 2511 work as Craftsmen
• 935 work as Merchants
• 1733 work as Service Workers
• 1179 work as General Laborers
• 463 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1610 work as Civil Servants
• 1067 work in Cottage Industries
• 614 work as Artists
• 613 work in Produce Industries

18248 of Fröm Li Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 603 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fröm Li Gri is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea 5 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami granted the town a great harvest. One of Fröm Li Gri's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History