Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët (/tjoːr/ /ˈo̠nglu/ [opposite] [elbow]) is a subtropical Town located in the Ko̠ktugttö Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët was founded by Brêmesm Dharda, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët receives an average of 149 cm/y (58 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4258 m (13969 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët was founded durring the early 10th century, by Brêmesm Dharda. The establishment of Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Brêmesm Dharda struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët as a prison colony.

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt cobblestone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët's timber-based 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 Tyōr O̠nglu 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Tyōr O̠nglu 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.

Tyōr O̠nglu 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.

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

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

Tyōr O̠nglu 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 Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët's natural decorations nor waterways.

Tyōr O̠nglu 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.

Tyōr O̠nglu 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

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët.

The Gravebound near Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Necromancy 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.

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët Census Data: Year 2000

398 of Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 87 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

832 of Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 78 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Tyōr O̠nglu Vrët is a major trade hub, connecting several important cities or resource production areas. It’s probably at an important river juncture, ancient crossroads, or occupying the only safe path through some perilous wilderness. Its position may be important enough that it can survive on trade alone, despite being unable to feed itself with the surrounding land. Such hubs are usually heavily garrisoned by the lord who profits from their tariffs and taxes.

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

POI

History

The the a plate of Conjuration, an a plate imbued with potent amounts of Conjuration energies was created near Tyōr Lyasek Vrët by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History