Vrik-zdos Ner

Vrik-zdos Ner (/vrik/ /zdos/ [broth] [fin (of fish)]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Ëkkuv Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Vrik-zdos Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Vrik-zdos Ner was founded by Hayḿ Shuzoreth, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Vrik-zdos Ner has a yearly average temperature of 5°C (41°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -13°C (9°F). Vrik-zdos Ner receives an average of 157 cm/y (61 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Vrik-zdos Ner covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4288 m (14068 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vrik-zdos Ner was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1150, by Hayḿ Shuzoreth. The establishment of Vrik-zdos Ner suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Vrik-zdos Ner which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Vrik-zdos Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vrik-zdos Ner 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.

Vrik-zdos Ner is is constructed arround a series of crampt paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. 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specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment.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. Unfortuantly, these brittle defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Vrik-zdos Ner. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them.

Civic Infrastructure

Vrik-zdos Ner 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 Vrik-zdos Ner. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vrik-zdos Ner's parks.

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

Vrik-zdos 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.

Vrik-zdos Ner has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Vrik-zdos 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.

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

Vrik-zdos Ner 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 Vrik-zdos Ner's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vrik-zdos 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.

Vrik-zdos 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.

Cultural Notes

The law within Vrik-zdos Ner is highly corrupt, or does not apply to certain favored groups or castes. Strangers might be fleeced by local lawmen, evildoers can be absolved by a payment, and powerful gentry do as they please.

Vrik-zdos Ner's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Vrik-zdos Ner there is no wind.

The Thoqqua near Vrik-zdos Ner are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Vrik-zdos Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves ritual combat to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 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.

Vrik-zdos Ner Census Data: Year 2000

488 of Vrik-zdos Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 108 work as Craftsmen
• 40 work as Merchants
• 82 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 70 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

950 of Vrik-zdos Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 75 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vrik-zdos Ner is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

The the a necklace of Mysticism, an a necklace imbued with great amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Vo̠v Ntǟom Kez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History