Kotbu Vrefric Kez

Kotbu Vrefric Kez (/ˈkotbu/ /ˈvrefric/ [shy] [perception]) is a temperate Town located in the Krëchysnǟ Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Kotbu Vrefric Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Kotbu Vrefric Kez was founded by Èqtho Neerlush, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Kotbu Vrefric Kez has a yearly average temperature of 6°C (42°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant -12°C (11°F). Kotbu Vrefric Kez receives an average of 204 cm/y (80 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kotbu Vrefric Kez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3700 m (12139 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kotbu Vrefric Kez was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1558, by Èqtho Neerlush. The establishment of Kotbu Vrefric Kez suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Kotbu Vrefric Kez which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Kotbu Vrefric Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kotbu Vrefric 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.

Kotbu Vrefric Kez is buildings are located arround a single spacious baked earthen 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. Kotbu Vrefric Kez's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The town's top tier civilian fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

A look around Kotbu Vrefric Kez seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Kotbu Vrefric Kez 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.

Kotbu Vrefric 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.

Kotbu Vrefric 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.

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

Kotbu Vrefric Kez possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Kotbu Vrefric 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 Kotbu Vrefric Kez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kotbu Vrefric 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.

Kotbu Vrefric 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

Kotbu Vrefric Kez's town hall 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 Kotbu Vrefric Kez there is no wind.

The Mud Elemental, Medium near Kotbu Vrefric Kez are known to be quite timid.

Kotbu Vrefric Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 via throat chanting.

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.

Kotbu Vrefric Kez Census Data: Year 2000

426 of Kotbu Vrefric Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 93 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 73 work as Service Workers
• 43 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 63 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

876 of Kotbu Vrefric Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 68 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kotbu Vrefric Kez is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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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 Kotbu Vrefric Kez's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History