Mer Vnil Vrët

Mer Vnil Vrët (/mer/ /vnil/ [accurate; valid] [skeleton]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Halipujaku Zone, Ke̜kzi Diocese, within the Covenent of Irus.

The name Mer Vnil Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Mer Vnil Vrët was founded by Kolvid Chebedric Neerlush, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Mer Vnil Vrët 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). Mer Vnil Vrët receives an average of 150 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Mer Vnil Vrët covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4556 m (14947 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mer Vnil Vrët was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1503, by Kolvid Chebedric Neerlush. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Mer Vnil Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mer Vnil Vrët 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.

Mer Vnil Vrët is buildings are arranged arround a single crampt cobblestone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Astonishigly, the exceptionaly well made fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Mer Vnil Vrët 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. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Mer Vnil Vrët 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.

Mer Vnil 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.

Mer Vnil 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.

Mer Vnil 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.

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

Mer Vnil 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 Large Town. Mer Vnil Vrët's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Mer Vnil 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 Mer Vnil Vrët's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mer Vnil 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.

Mer Vnil 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

Mer Vnil Vrët's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

=In Mer Vnil Vrët when drawing, it's impossible to draw an imperfect circle.

The Begedhi, Parasite near Mer Vnil Vrët are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mer Vnil Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves reenactments to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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.

Mer Vnil Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

500 of Mer Vnil Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 109 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 79 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 75 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 28 work in Produce Industries

1035 of Mer Vnil Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 47 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Mer Vnil Vrët’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 Mer Vnil Vrët’s streets.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Mer Vnil Vrët. One of Mer Vnil Vrët's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History