Mbuf-ftö Kez

Mbuf-ftö Kez (/mbuf/ /fto˞/ [thesis] [hope]) is a subtropical Town located in Lb-20cnǐpzunjĭǐw Zone, Jaz̄omaka District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Mbuf-ftö Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Mbuf-ftö Kez was founded by Szelzus Palzic Raeldireth, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Mbuf-ftö Kez has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Mbuf-ftö Kez receives an average of 75 cm/y (29 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Mbuf-ftö Kez covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4556 m (14947 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mbuf-ftö Kez was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1375, by Szelzus Palzic Raeldireth. The establishment of Mbuf-ftö Kez was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Szelzus Palzic Raeldireth struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Mbuf-ftö Kez as a prison colony.

Mbuf-ftö Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mbuf-ftö Kez is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Mbuf-ftö Kez is is constructed arround a semi-circular premissive cobblestone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences 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.

Mbuf-ftö Kez has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Mbuf-ftö Kez’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Mbuf-ftö 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.

Mbuf-ftö 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.

Mbuf-ftö 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.

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

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

Mbuf-ftö Kez has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Mbuf-ftö 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.

Cultural Notes

Mbuf-ftö Kez's chapel 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..

In Mbuf-ftö Kez yeast remains dormant.

The Porcupine near Mbuf-ftö Kez are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Mbuf-ftö Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 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.

Mbuf-ftö Kez Census Data: Year 2000

347 of Mbuf-ftö Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

762 of Mbuf-ftö Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 46 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mbuf-ftö Kez is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

The the a scythe of Invocation, an a scythe imbued with potent amounts of Invocation energies was created near Mbuf-ftö Kez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History