Rak-stia Zra Ner

Rak-stia Zra Ner (/rak/ /stja zra/ [shelf; rack] [vein]) is a subtropical Town located in Putusuqupe Zone, Jukepukohu Diocese, within the Covenent of Irus.

The name Rak-stia Zra Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Rak-stia Zra Ner was founded by Khalvong Ghuvnaget, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Rak-stia Zra Ner has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Rak-stia Zra Ner receives an average of 74 cm/y (29 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Rak-stia Zra Ner covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5914 m (19402 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Rak-stia Zra Ner was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1171, by Khalvong Ghuvnaget. The establishment of Rak-stia Zra Ner suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Rak-stia Zra Ner which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Rak-stia Zra Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Rak-stia Zra Ner 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.

Rak-stia Zra Ner is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious cobblestone 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 posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Rak-stia Zra Ner's failry decent 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.

A quick look in any direction shows Rak-stia Zra Ner is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

Rak-stia Zra Ner has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Rak-stia Zra Ner.

Rak-stia Zra Ner 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.

Rak-stia Zra Ner 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.

Rak-stia Zra Ner 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.

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

Rak-stia Zra Ner has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Rak-stia Zra Ner 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

Rak-stia Zra Ner's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Rak-stia Zra Ner vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Krenshar near Rak-stia Zra Ner are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Rak-stia Zra Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Mysticism 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.

Rak-stia Zra Ner Census Data: Year 2000

316 of Rak-stia Zra Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 50 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 45 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

720 of Rak-stia Zra Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 32 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Rak-stia Zra Ner is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Rak-stia Zra Ner. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History