Qüeak-fregmu Vrët

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët (/q˔ak/ /ˈfregmu/ [compound] [world; planet]) is a subtropical Town located in the Ithjegrö Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Qüeak-fregmu Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Qüeak-fregmu Vrët was founded by Zuigies Ghosegrael, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°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 0°C (32°F). Qüeak-fregmu Vrët receives an average of 149 cm/y (58 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Qüeak-fregmu Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2936 m (9632 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët was founded durring the late 9th century, by Zuigies Ghosegrael. The establishment of Qüeak-fregmu Vrët was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Zuigies Ghosegrael struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Qüeak-fregmu Vrët as a prison colony.

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qüeak-fregmu 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.

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow gravel streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The town's robustly designed timber walls are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët 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 Qüeak-fregmu Vrët ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Qüeak-fregmu 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.

Qüeak-fregmu 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.

Qüeak-fregmu 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.

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

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët 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. Qüeak-fregmu Vrët's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Qüeak-fregmu 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

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

The Sandman near Qüeak-fregmu Vrët are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Elven High 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.

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

372 of Qüeak-fregmu Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 82 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 59 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 58 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

814 of Qüeak-fregmu Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 24 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

Qüeak-fregmu Vrët's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

The the a small bag of Conjuration, an a small bag imbued with great amounts of Conjuration energies was created in Qüeak-fregmu Vrët by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History