Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët (/scroːv/ /kɛq˔/ [gentle] [step (one level of stairs)]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qujusukoga Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët was founded by Sé̄ Ha̋shīkī 'Marissa Gina' Ca̋chī Jōń Bë̋ Uzeruh, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët receives an average of 114 cm/y (44 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5776 m (18950 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1100, by Sé̄ Ha̋shīkī 'Marissa Gina' Ca̋chī Jōń Bë̋ Uzeruh. The establishment of Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët's construction back out of the project. Sé̄ Ha̋shīkī 'Marissa Gina' Ca̋chī Jōń Bë̋ Uzeruh pushed on reguardles, and Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët 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.

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët is buildings are arranged within a network of narrow packed earth streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Schyrōv Këqüe 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.

Schyrōv Këqüe 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.

Schyrōv Këqüe 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.

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

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

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

Schyrōv Këqüe 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

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Tarsier near Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 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.

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

344 of Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

749 of Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 57 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Schyrōv Këqüe Vrët's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History