Hō-grua Vrët

Hō-grua Vrët (/hoː/ /ˈgrua/ [back (of body); back (reverse side)] [kink (sharp twist)]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Qěvrìlæh District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Hō-grua Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Hō-grua Vrët was founded by Neopes Tastri, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Hō-grua Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Hō-grua Vrët receives an average of 238 cm/y (93 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Hō-grua Vrët covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3232 m (10603 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hō-grua Vrët was founded durring the early 11th century, by Neopes Tastri. The establishment of Hō-grua Vrët was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Neopes Tastri electing to pay people to resettle in Hō-grua Vrët.

Hō-grua Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hō-grua 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.

Hō-grua Vrët is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt baked earthen 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 town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Astonishigly, the timber-based walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Hō-grua Vrët is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife.

Civic Infrastructure

Hō-grua Vrët 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 Hō-grua Vrët. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Hō-grua Vrët's parks.

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

Hō-grua 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.

Hō-grua 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.

Hō-grua Vrët 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.

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

Hō-grua Vrët has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Hō-grua Vrët 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 Hō-grua Vrët's natural decorations nor waterways.

Hō-grua Vrët 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.

Hō-grua 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.

Hō-grua Vrët 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

Hō-grua 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Hō-grua Vrët.

The Living Topiary near Hō-grua Vrët are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Hō-grua Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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.

Hō-grua Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

552 of Hō-grua Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 32 work in Agriculture
• 127 work as Craftsmen
• 44 work as Merchants
• 91 work as Service Workers
• 53 work as General Laborers
• 20 work as Skilled Laborers
• 82 work as Civil Servants
• 48 work in Cottage Industries
• 27 work as Artists
• 28 work in Produce Industries

1022 of Hō-grua Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 118 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hō-grua Vrët produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

Hō-grua Vrët has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami granted the town a great harvest. One of Hō-grua Vrët's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History