Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët (/smo̠n/ /vo̠/ [static] [wing; fin (of fish)]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Wokki̽k Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët was founded by Jonathan Drimorlas, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -7°C (20°F). Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët receives an average of 147 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4842 m (15885 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1196, by Jonathan Drimorlas. The establishment of Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Jonathan Drimorlas struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët as a prison colony.

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët 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.

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët is was constructed arround several premissive baked earthen mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences 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.

A look around Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët 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 Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët's parks.

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

Smo̠n Vo̠ 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.

Smo̠n Vo̠ 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.

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

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët 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 Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët's natural decorations nor waterways.

Smo̠n Vo̠ 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.

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët 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

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Amoeba Swarm near Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via mimery.

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.

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

478 of Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 107 work as Craftsmen
• 38 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 66 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

1006 of Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 30 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Smo̠n Vo̠ Vrët's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History