Nal Zlëm Kez

Nal Zlëm Kez (/nal/ /zlɛm/ [current] [flesh]) is a subtropical Town located in the Frömku District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Nal Zlëm Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Nal Zlëm Kez was founded by Bhiodnyrn Ningi, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Nal Zlëm Kez has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Nal Zlëm Kez receives an average of 168 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Nal Zlëm Kez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3216 m (10551 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nal Zlëm Kez was founded durring the late 17th century in early fall of the year 1575, by Bhiodnyrn Ningi. The establishment of Nal Zlëm Kez was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Bhiodnyrn Ningi struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Nal Zlëm Kez as a prison colony.

Nal Zlëm Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nal Zlëm Kez 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.

Nal Zlëm Kez is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive cobblestone streets which form a 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 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specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment.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. Astonishigly, the brittle defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Nal Zlëm Kez has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Nal Zlëm Kez ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Nal Zlëm Kez is, in a word, disorder. 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 have homes. One cannot help but wonder what Nal Zlëm Kez was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Nal Zlëm 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.

Nal Zlëm 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.

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

Nal Zlëm Kez 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. Nal Zlëm Kez's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

Nal Zlëm 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Nal Zlëm Kez they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Nal Zlëm Kez's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Nal Zlëm Kez.

The Serpentfolk near Nal Zlëm Kez are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Nal Zlëm Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves reenactments to channel Enchantment energies of tier 3 via throat singing.

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.

Nal Zlëm Kez Census Data: Year 2000

382 of Nal Zlëm Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 86 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

756 of Nal Zlëm Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 98 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nal Zlëm Kez is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

The the a sword of Invocation, an a sword imbued with great amounts of Invocation energies was created in Nǟksyo̠ Hjewiduka Ner by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History