Vdral Li Kez

Vdral Li Kez (/vdral/ /li/ [purple] [valley]) is a subtropical Town located in the Segozatu Diocese of the Covenent of Irus.

The name Vdral Li Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Vdral Li Kez was founded by Glkdonhê Crolnie, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Vdral Li Kez has a yearly average temperature of 33°C (91°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 37°C (98°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 29°C (84°F). Vdral Li Kez receives an average of 67 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Vdral Li Kez covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 25082 m (-3609 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vdral Li Kez was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1062, by Glkdonhê Crolnie. The establishment of Vdral Li Kez suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Vdral Li Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vdral Li Kez 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.

Vdral Li Kez is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of restrictive canals 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 rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The town's millitarily questionable 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.

Vdral Li Kez has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Vdral Li Kez ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The people are clearly worried about something, and everyone is either wearing a weapon or has one close at hand. Your gut tells you it’s not mere fate which has caused this town to begin failing...

Civic Infrastructure

Vdral Li Kez 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 Vdral Li Kez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vdral Li Kez's parks.

Vdral Li Kez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Vdral Li Kez.

Vdral Li Kez 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.

Vdral Li Kez 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.

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

Vdral Li Kez 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 Vdral Li Kez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vdral Li Kez 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.

Vdral Li Kez 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

Life is hard in Vdral Li Kez. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Vdral Li Kez a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Vdral Li Kez's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Vdral Li Kez.

The Flea, Giant near Vdral Li Kez are known to be quite timid.

Vdral Li Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 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.

Vdral Li Kez Census Data: Year 2000

486 of Vdral Li Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 104 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 76 work as Civil Servants
• 47 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

909 of Vdral Li Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 105 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vdral Li Kez has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

The the a pair of gauntlets of Charm, an a pair of gauntlets imbued with notable amounts of Charm energies was created near Vdral Li Kez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History