The name Rön Zlen Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Rön Zlen Ner was founded by Alys Pherierzoth, who was culturaly Wood Elven.
Climate
Rön Zlen Ner has a yearly average temperature of 6°C (42°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant -12°C (11°F). Rön Zlen Ner receives an average of 162 cm/y (63 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Rön Zlen Ner covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 5158 m (16922 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Rön Zlen Ner was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1196, by Alys Pherierzoth. The establishment of Rön Zlen Ner suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Rön Zlen Ner which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.
Rön Zlen Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Rön Zlen Ner 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.
Rön Zlen Ner is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of narrow paverstone streets which form triangular 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 sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. The town's timber-based walls 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.
Right off the bat Rön Zlen Ner hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.
Civic Infrastructure
Rön Zlen Ner possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.
Rön Zlen Ner has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.
Rön Zlen Ner 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 Rön Zlen Ner. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Rön Zlen Ner's parks.
Rön Zlen Ner has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Rön Zlen Ner.
Rön Zlen 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.
Rön Zlen Ner has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.
Rön Zlen 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.
Rön Zlen Ner has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Rön Zlen Ner's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Rön Zlen Ner 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 Rön Zlen Ner's natural decorations nor waterways.
Rön Zlen 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.
Rön Zlen Ner 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
Rön Zlen Ner's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .
In Rön Zlen Ner yeast remains dormant.
The Gremlin near Rön Zlen Ner are known to be quite timid.
Rön Zlen Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.
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.
Agriculture
Dairy Farmers: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3
Farmland: 5402 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 338
Poultry: 4062
Swine: 270
Sheep: 13
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 135
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 5
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 8
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 8
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1
Merchants
Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1
Service workers
Bakers: 6
Barbers: 7
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 4
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 4
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 5
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 2
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 3
Long Haul Couriers: 3
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 4
Millers: 3
Miners: 3
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 3
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 3
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 5
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 4
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1
Scientists: 1
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 3
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 12
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 4
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 6
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 4
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 4
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3
Artists
Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 4
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 3
423 of Rön Zlen Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
25 work in Agriculture
91 work as Craftsmen
32 work as Merchants
68 work as Service Workers
46 work as General Laborers
15 work as Skilled Laborers
64 work as Civil Servants
39 work in Cottage Industries
21 work as Artists
22 work in Produce Industries
864 of Rön Zlen Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 67 (5%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
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History
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a great storm brought so much rain to Rön Zlen Ner. The resulting flood was isolated to the area around Rön Zlen Ner, which was swallowed by the waters for several days. Rön Zlen Ner lost 207 people, 204 livestock, and 91 buildings in the disaster. The disaster is remembered as the Woe Drownings.