Vro̠ Qüeov Gri

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri (/vro̠/ /q˔ov/ [light (weight); fragile] [torso; trunk (of tree)]) is a subtropical Large City located in Chyûlàlà âyi Kingdom, Bæru̽sa Vu̽ Empire, within the Warren.

The name Vro̠ Qüeov Gri is derived from the Goblin language, as Vro̠ Qüeov Gri was founded by Da̋ń̄ Vú̄nḱ 'Eloise Aura' Gärmé̄ Joúr Ga̋ń̄ńch, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -11°C (13°F). Vro̠ Qüeov Gri receives an average of 269 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Vro̠ Qüeov Gri covers an area of nearly 71 km² (28 mi²), and an average elevation of 2632 m (8635 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri was founded durring the early 11th century, by Da̋ń̄ Vú̄nḱ 'Eloise Aura' Gärmé̄ Joúr Ga̋ń̄ńch. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vro̠ Qüeov Gri is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive baked earthen streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Vro̠ Qüeov Gri's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. Vro̠ Qüeov Gri's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are smiling, quietly exchanging words with a friend, or simply enjoying the day as they work. It reminds you of an evening at home as everyone dined, having run out of things to talk about and embraced the savory meal before them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

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

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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. Vro̠ Qüeov Gri's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

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

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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 Vro̠ Qüeov Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Vro̠ Qüeov 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.

Cultural Notes

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Vro̠ Qüeov Gri there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Spriggan near Vro̠ Qüeov Gri are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Charm energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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.

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri Census Data: Year 2000

6315 of Vro̠ Qüeov Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 361 work in Agriculture
• 1424 work as Craftsmen
• 519 work as Merchants
• 953 work as Service Workers
• 641 work as General Laborers
• 263 work as Skilled Laborers
• 900 work as Civil Servants
• 576 work in Cottage Industries
• 352 work as Artists
• 326 work in Produce Industries

9672 of Vro̠ Qüeov Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1020 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vro̠ Qüeov Gri is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

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History

The the a dagger of Invocation, an a dagger imbued with great amounts of Invocation energies was created near Vro̠ Qüeov Gri by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History