Kte Lyoströ Vrët

Kte Lyoströ Vrët (/kte/ /ˈljostro˞/ [massive; enormous] [flour]) is a subtropical Town located in the Frömku District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Kte Lyoströ Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Kte Lyoströ Vrët was founded by Bhocnodi Shreemedo, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Kte Lyoströ Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 10°C (50°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 9°C (48°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Kte Lyoströ Vrët receives an average of 203 cm/y (79 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kte Lyoströ Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2030 m (6660 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kte Lyoströ Vrët was founded durring the early 9th century, by Bhocnodi Shreemedo. The establishment of Kte Lyoströ Vrët was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Bhocnodi Shreemedo electing to pay people to resettle in Kte Lyoströ Vrët.

Kte Lyoströ Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kte Lyoströ Vrët is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Kte Lyoströ Vrët is is constructed arround a series of restrictive baked earthen mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Kte Lyoströ Vrët's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. Kte Lyoströ Vrët's political statment focused walls are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look around Kte Lyoströ Vrët gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Kte Lyoströ Vrët makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Kte Lyoströ 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.

Kte Lyoströ Vrët has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Kte Lyoströ 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.

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

Kte Lyoströ Vrët 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 Town. Kte Lyoströ Vrët's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Kte Lyoströ Vrët 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.

Kte Lyoströ 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 Kte Lyoströ Vrët's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kte Lyoströ 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.

Kte Lyoströ 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

Kte Lyoströ Vrët's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

The Skinwraith near Kte Lyoströ Vrët are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kte Lyoströ Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves reenactments to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Kte Lyoströ Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

394 of Kte Lyoströ Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 87 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

834 of Kte Lyoströ Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 78 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

Kte Lyoströ Vrët used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Kte Lyoströ Vrët.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . One of Kte Lyoströ Vrët's festivals remembers the hero.

History