Nrot Zbat Vrët

Nrot Zbat Vrët (/nrot/ /zbat/ [complicated] [puzzle]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Wokki̽k Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Nrot Zbat Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Nrot Zbat Vrët was founded by Tselelel Drimorlas, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Nrot Zbat Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 10°C (50°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -6°C (22°F). Nrot Zbat Vrët receives an average of 146 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Nrot Zbat Vrët covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5460 m (17913 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nrot Zbat Vrët was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1241, by Tselelel Drimorlas. The establishment of Nrot Zbat Vrët was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Tselelel Drimorlas electing to pay people to resettle in Nrot Zbat Vrët.

Nrot Zbat Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nrot Zbat Vrët is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Nrot Zbat Vrët is buildings are built arround a single restrictive gravel mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The town's perhapse unnessisarily well built 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Nrot Zbat Vrët, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The town is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Nrot Zbat Vrët.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Nrot Zbat 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.

Nrot Zbat 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.

Nrot Zbat 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.

Nrot Zbat Vrët 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.

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

Nrot Zbat Vrët possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Nrot Zbat 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 Nrot Zbat Vrët's natural decorations nor waterways.

Nrot Zbat Vrët has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Nrot Zbat 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.

Nrot Zbat 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

Nrot Zbat Vrët's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Nrot Zbat Vrët rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Bonewrought Willow near Nrot Zbat Vrët are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Nrot Zbat Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via chanting.

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.

Nrot Zbat Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

516 of Nrot Zbat Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 33 work in Agriculture
• 116 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 74 work as Civil Servants
• 48 work in Cottage Industries
• 26 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

1058 of Nrot Zbat Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 32 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nrot Zbat Vrët is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Nrot Zbat Vrët was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Nrot Zbat Vrët lost 137 people, 181 livestock, and 34 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 143, when members of Nrot Zbat Vrët's militia enacted an operation to train a specific irregulars group for an upcoming operation. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in a stalemate for Nrot Zbat Vrët's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Nrot Zbat Vrët's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History