Large City: Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri
Example Wood Elf architecture.
StateIrus
ProvenceZduvwachyhyëmgwë Diocese
Sub ProvenceChyötstrad Parish
RegionEta-thedi Fini Moorland
Founded935
Community LeaderLord Dyèj
Area216 km2 (86 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp22°C (71°F)
Average Elevation4366 m (14324 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation138 cm/y (54 in/y)
Population51054
Population Density236 people per km2 (593 people per mi2)
Town AuraAbjuration
Naming
Native nameVlekëk Vremi̽l Gri
Pronunciation/ˈvlekɛk/ /ˈvremi̽l/
Direct Translation[raw] [discussion]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri (/ˈvlekɛk/ /ˈvremi̽l/ [raw] [discussion]) is a subtropical Large City located in Chyötstrad Parish, Zduvwachyhyëmgwë Diocese, within the Irus.

The name Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri is derived from the Goblin language, as Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri was founded by Treshëm, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri receives an average of 138 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri covers an area of nearly 216 km2 (86 mi2), and an average elevation of 4366 m (14324 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri was founded durring the early 10th century, by Treshëm. The establishment of Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri is no diffrent. The city'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.

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Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri 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 Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri's parks.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri 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.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri 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.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri 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.

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

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Large City. Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri 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 Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri 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.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri 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.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri 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

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Dlurgraven near Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 93
  • Farmers: 159
  • Farm Laborer: 300
  • Hunters: 154
  • Milk Maids: 134
  • Ranchers: 68
  • Ranch Hands: 147
  • Shepherds: 134
    • Farmland: 206258 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 12763
    • Poultry: 153162
    • Swine: 10210
    • Sheep: 510
    • Goats: 102
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 5105

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 106
  • Blacksmiths: 127
  • Bookbinders: 62
  • Buckle-makers: 69
  • Cabinetmakers: 116
  • Candlemakers: 164
  • Carpenters: 162
  • Clothmakers: 170
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 52
  • Coopers: 141
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 67
  • Copyists: 51
  • Cutlers: 44
  • Fabricworkers: 127
  • Farrier: 329
  • Furriers: 33
  • Glassworkers: 189
  • Gunsmiths: 101
  • Harness-Makers: 48
  • Hatters: 103
  • Hosiery Workers: 35
  • Jewelers: 56
  • Leatherwrights: 127
  • Locksmiths: 52
  • Matchstick makers: 76
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 72
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 63
  • Paper Workers: 70
  • Plasterers: 65
  • Pursemakers: 96
  • Roofers: 53
  • Ropemakers: 52
  • Rugmakers: 48
  • Saddlers: 94
  • Scabbardmakers: 112
  • Scalemakers: 54
  • Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 33
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 50
  • Shoemakers: 48
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 173
  • Tailors: 275
  • Tanners: 63
  • Upholsterers: 72
  • Watchmakers: 67
  • Weavers: 154
  • Whitesmiths: 39

Merchants

  • Adventuring Goods Retellers: 36
  • Arcana Sellers: 35
  • Beer-Sellers: 71
  • Booksellers: 81
  • Butchers: 137
  • Chandlers: 145
  • Chicken Butchers: 147
  • Entrepreneurs: 53
  • Fine Clothiers: 116
  • Fishmongers: 121
  • Florists: 30
  • Potion Sellers: 82
  • Resellers: 221
  • Spice Merchants: 71
  • Wine-sellers: 104
  • Wheelwright: 78
  • Woodsellers: 49

Service workers

  • Bakers: 300
  • Barbers: 226
  • Coachmen: 72
  • Cooks: 221
  • Doctors: 107
  • Gamekeepers: 78
  • Grooms: 43
  • Hairdressers: 164
  • Healers: 157
  • Housekeepers: 154
  • Housemaids: 283
  • House Stewards: 137
  • Inns: 48
  • Laundry maids: 94
  • Maidservants: 196
  • Nursery Maids: 96
  • Pastrycooks: 221
  • Restaurateur: 255
  • Tavern Keepers: 221

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 69
  • Bleachers: 45
  • Chemical Workers: 29
  • Coal Heavers: 104
  • In-Town Couriers: 108
  • Long Haul Couriers: 121
  • Dockyard Workers: 98
  • Gas Workers: 24
  • Hay Merchants: 42
  • Leech Collectors: 143
  • Millers: 127
  • Miners: 121
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 77
  • Postmen: 127
  • Pure Finder: 68
  • Skinners: 150
  • Sugar Refiners: 28
  • Tosher: 76
  • Warehousemen: 176
  • Watercarriers: 105
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 150

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 64
  • Alchemist: 77
  • Clerk: 104
  • Dentists: 53
  • Educators: 136
  • Engineers: 71
  • Gardeners: 50
  • Mages: 39
  • Plumbers: 54
  • Pharmacist: 58
  • Professors: 22
  • Scientists: 37
  • Wizards: 22

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 49
  • Bankers: 74
  • Civil Clerks: 121
  • Civic Iudex: 58
  • Consultants: 33
  • Exorcist: 124
  • Fixers: 61
  • Kami Clerk: 101
  • Landlords: 93
  • Lawyers: 63
  • Legend Keepers: 86
  • Militia Officers: 464
  • Monks, Monastic: 189
  • Monks, Civic: 176
  • Historian, Oral: 118
  • Historian, Textual: 58
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 121
  • Priests: 196
  • Rangers: 71
  • Rat Catchers: 73
  • Scholars: 81
  • Spiritualist: 94
  • Slayers: 28
  • Storytellers: 173
  • Military Officers: 176

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 150
  • Comfort Services: 196
  • Enchanters: 60
  • Herbalists: 56
  • Jaminators: 159
  • Needleworkers: 164
  • Potters: 86
  • Preserve Makers: 154
  • Quilters: 77
  • Seamsters: 243
  • Spinners: 159
  • Tinker: 56
  • Weaver: 145

Artists

  • Actors: 54
  • Architects: 20
  • Bards: 76
  • Costumers: 31
  • Dancers: 64
  • Drafters: 32
  • Engravers: 41
  • Fine Furniture Carpenters: 24
  • Glaziers: 52
  • Inlayers: 51
  • Musicians: 150
  • Painters, Art: 26
  • Playwrights: 56
  • Sculptors, Art: 44
  • Wood Carvers: 159
  • Writers: 176

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 182
  • Canners: 150
  • Cheesmakers: 170
  • Ice Merchants: 22
  • Millers: 113
  • Picklers: 91
  • Smokers: 64
  • Stockmakers: 56
  • Tobacconists: 81
  • Tallowmakers: 104

19556 of Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

30477 of Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1021 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri has a conflict with a neighboring community. This usually isn't part of a larger war, but is instead a personal animosity between them. It may be the community has suffered at their enemy's hands, or they may have been the ones applying the suffering. Constant low-level skirmishes and trouble making go on between the two.

Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

The the a pair of gloves of Augury, an a pair of gloves imbued with great amounts of Augury energies was created in Vlekëk Vremi̽l Gri by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History