Miv-astgal Kez

Miv-astgal Kez (/miv/ /ˈastgal/ [candy; vagina (slang)] [prey]) is a subtropical Town located in the Ithjegrö Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Miv-astgal Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Miv-astgal Kez was founded by Zêtesmesí Vimeni, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Miv-astgal Kez has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -1°C (31°F). Miv-astgal Kez receives an average of 150 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Miv-astgal Kez covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3366 m (11043 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Miv-astgal Kez was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1245, by Zêtesmesí Vimeni. The establishment of Miv-astgal Kez was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Zêtesmesí Vimeni struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Miv-astgal Kez as a prison colony.

Miv-astgal Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Miv-astgal 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.

Miv-astgal Kez is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive carved bedrock streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Miv-astgal Kez weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Miv-astgal Kez's budget focused millitary grade defenses 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.

A look around Miv-astgal Kez gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Miv-astgal Kez acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Miv-astgal 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.

Miv-astgal 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.

Miv-astgal Kez has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Miv-astgal 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 Miv-astgal Kez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Miv-astgal 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.

Miv-astgal 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

Miv-astgal Kez's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Miv-astgal Kez hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Spider, Skull (Tiny) near Miv-astgal Kez are known to be quite timid.

Miv-astgal Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Miv-astgal Kez Census Data: Year 2000

471 of Miv-astgal Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 104 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 76 work as Service Workers
• 46 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 70 work as Civil Servants
• 42 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

936 of Miv-astgal Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 89 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Miv-astgal Kez is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Miv-astgal Kez is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

The the a coif of Truename Magic, an a coif imbued with notable amounts of Truename Magic energies was created near Miv-astgal Kez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History