Noia Striv Kez

Noia Striv Kez (/ˈnoja/ /striv/ [evident] [feather; pen]) is a temperate Town located in the Ithjegrö Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Noia Striv Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Noia Striv Kez was founded by Gèsê Criebolri, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Noia Striv Kez has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -4°C (25°F). Noia Striv Kez receives an average of 159 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Noia Striv Kez covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2994 m (9822 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Noia Striv Kez was founded durring the early 11th century, by Gèsê Criebolri. The establishment of Noia Striv Kez was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Gèsê Criebolri electing to pay people to resettle in Noia Striv Kez.

Noia Striv Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Noia Striv Kez 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.

Noia Striv Kez is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive flagstone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused defences has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Noia Striv Kez gives the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Noia Striv Kez brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Noia Striv 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.

Noia Striv 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.

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

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

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

Noia Striv 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

Noia Striv Kez's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Noia Striv Kez.

The Giant cockroach near Noia Striv Kez are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Noia Striv Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Noia Striv Kez Census Data: Year 2000

348 of Noia Striv Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 59 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

744 of Noia Striv Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 33 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Noia Striv Kez since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

Noia Striv Kez is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami granted the town a great harvest. One of Noia Striv Kez's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History