Smök Kǟn Ner

Smök Kǟn Ner (/smo˞k/ /kaːn/ [left] [gap; cleavage]) is a temperate Town located in the Segozatu Diocese of the Covenent of Irus.

The name Smök Kǟn Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Smök Kǟn Ner was founded by Sheshê Dhozarthin, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Smök Kǟn Ner has a yearly average temperature of 32°C (89°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 36°C (96°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 28°C (82°F). Smök Kǟn Ner receives an average of 67 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Smök Kǟn Ner covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 19824 m (-20859 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Smök Kǟn Ner was founded durring the late 17th century in early fall of the year 1668, by Sheshê Dhozarthin. 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 Sheshê Dhozarthin.

Smök Kǟn Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Smök Kǟn 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.

Smök Kǟn Ner is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt gravel 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Smök Kǟn Ner's robustly designed timber walls 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 look around Smök Kǟn Ner 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 scuttling 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 all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine which makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Smök Kǟn Ner long.

Civic Infrastructure

Smök Kǟn Ner has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Smök Kǟn Ner.

Smök Kǟn 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.

Smök Kǟn 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.

Smök Kǟn 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.

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

Smök Kǟn Ner possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Smök Kǟn Ner has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Smök Kǟn 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.

Smök Kǟn 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.

Smök Kǟn Ner is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Smök Kǟn Ner's town hall 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.

In Smök Kǟn Ner rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Flea, Giant near Smök Kǟn Ner are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Smök Kǟn Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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.

Smök Kǟn Ner Census Data: Year 2000

294 of Smök Kǟn Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 65 work as Craftsmen
• 21 work as Merchants
• 46 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 9 work as Skilled Laborers
• 44 work as Civil Servants
• 28 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

698 of Smök Kǟn Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 20 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Smök Kǟn Ner 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

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century an up-welling of water from beneath the earth caused Waterway Empty to surge and overflow its banks. The resulting flood was isolated to the area around Smök Kǟn Ner, which was swallowed by the waters for several days. Smök Kǟn Ner lost 131 people, 264 livestock, and 67 buildings in the disaster. The disaster is remembered as the Suffering Drownings.

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