Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët (/ˈnuntlɛs/ /vlo˞d/ [wrong] [tornado]) is a temperate Small Town located in the Wǟlwu Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët was founded by Clezsi Wandec, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 11°C (51°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët receives an average of 298 cm/y (117 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1694 m (5557 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1241, by Clezsi Wandec. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Clezsi Wandec.

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

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive flagstone 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 rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët's millitarily questionable fortifications 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.

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët’s streets. A look around Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Nuntlës Vlöd 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.

Nuntlës Vlöd 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.

Nuntlës Vlöd 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.

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

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

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Nuntlës Vlöd 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.

Cultural Notes

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Festrog near Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Charm energies of tier 2 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.

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

288 of Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 19 work in Agriculture
• 60 work as Craftsmen
• 21 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 9 work as Skilled Laborers
• 44 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

639 of Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 59 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët 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.

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History

The the a rowboat of Elven High Magic, an a rowboat imbued with potent amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created in Nuntlës Vlöd Vrët by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History