I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez (/ˈi̽ti/ /ˈovle̜/ [technological] [metropolis]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Popinio Zone, Yi̽dvdro Diocese, within the Covenent of Irus.

The name I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez was founded by Vris Neerlush, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez receives an average of 72 cm/y (28 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5974 m (19599 ft) above sea level.

Overview

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1296, by Vris Neerlush. The establishment of I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Vris Neerlush electing to pay people to resettle in I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez is was constructed arround several restrictive paverstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's failry decent fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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 I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's parks.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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.

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

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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 Town. I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's grid is powered by an arcane means.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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 I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's natural decorations nor waterways.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez 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

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez birds speak prophesy.

The Sylph near I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves reenactments to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 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.

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez Census Data: Year 2000

496 of I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 105 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 80 work as Service Workers
• 48 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 77 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

984 of I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 61 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez was attacked by savage ogrekins living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez lost 226 people, 153 livestock, and 84 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 51, when members of I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's militia enacted an operation to recruit a particular solgiers group. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the prison, which ended in a crushing defeat for I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's forces. The war is remembered in legend by I̽ti Ovle̜ Kez's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History