Nto̠ Vdrës Kez

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez (/nto̠/ /vdrɛs/ [able; capable; competent] [visit]) is a subtropical Town located in the Rúpoůj Aysh Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Nto̠ Vdrës Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Nto̠ Vdrës Kez was founded by Chulobi Shuzoreth, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -7°C (20°F). Nto̠ Vdrës 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. Nto̠ Vdrës Kez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4498 m (14757 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1208, by Chulobi Shuzoreth. The establishment of Nto̠ Vdrës Kez was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Nto̠ Vdrës Kez's construction back out of the project. Chulobi Shuzoreth pushed on reguardles, and Nto̠ Vdrës Kez was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

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

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez is buildings are speckled and packed arround spacious flagstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Nto̠ Vdrës Kez's minimaly adiquite are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look around Nto̠ Vdrës Kez makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet town filled with closed scriptoriums, people quietly yet dejectedly reading in isolated places around town, and the occasional book laying in a heap of garbage.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Nto̠ Vdrës 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.

Nto̠ Vdrës 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.

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

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

Nto̠ Vdrës 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.

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Nto̠ Vdrës Kez.

The Elawah near Nto̠ Vdrës Kez are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves line dance to channel Conjuration energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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.

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez Census Data: Year 2000

359 of Nto̠ Vdrës Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 58 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

766 of Nto̠ Vdrës Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 59 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

Nto̠ Vdrës Kez has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Trepidation Range, an iconic vista located neare Nto̠ Vdrës Kez, proved to be volcanic when the range erupted. The eruption was isolated to the area around Nto̠ Vdrës Kez, which was swallowed in ash, lava flows, and pyroclastic gasses. Nto̠ Vdrës Kez lost 111 people, 382 livestock, and 51 buildings in the disaster. The event is forever remembered as the Day of Trepidation's Wrath.

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