Iur E̜w Ner

Iur E̜w Ner (/jur/ /e̜w/ [random] [dot; spot]) is a subtropical Town located in the Fio̠dyokōn Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Iur E̜w Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Iur E̜w Ner was founded by Gasafri Igegri, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Iur E̜w Ner has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 4°C (39°F). Iur E̜w Ner receives an average of 149 cm/y (58 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Iur E̜w Ner covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3336 m (10944 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Iur E̜w Ner was founded durring the late 17th century in early fall of the year 1579, by Gasafri Igegri. The establishment of Iur E̜w Ner was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Gasafri Igegri struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Iur E̜w Ner as a prison colony.

Iur E̜w Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Iur E̜w Ner 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.

Iur E̜w Ner is buildings are located arround a single spacious flagstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Iur E̜w Ner's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Iur E̜w Ner's top tier civilian fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Iur E̜w Ner has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Iur E̜w Ner 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. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Iur E̜w Ner long.

Civic Infrastructure

Iur E̜w Ner has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Iur E̜w Ner has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Iur E̜w Ner.

Iur E̜w Ner 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.

Iur E̜w Ner 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.

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

Iur E̜w Ner has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Iur E̜w Ner 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.

Iur E̜w Ner 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

Iur E̜w Ner's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Iur E̜w Ner there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Iur E̜w Ner are known to be quite timid.

Iur E̜w Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 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.

Iur E̜w Ner Census Data: Year 2000

342 of Iur E̜w Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 56 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

761 of Iur E̜w Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 22 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Iur E̜w Ner’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Iur E̜w Ner’s streets.

Iur E̜w Ner is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

The the an Ailette of Abjuration, an an Ailette imbued with potent amounts of Abjuration energies was created near Iur E̜w Ner by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History