Zol Bök Ner

Zol Bök Ner (/zol/ /bo˞k/ [humble; modest] [witch]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Gduzqut Parish, Moko̠ë Empire, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Zol Bök Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Zol Bök Ner was founded by Gärmboī Ra̋nvé̄ 'Buble Diamond' Cûfé̄ Cûf̄ Hä̋chī vyim Glə˞tunk Dharda, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Zol Bök Ner has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 1°C (33°F). Zol Bök Ner receives an average of 154 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Zol Bök Ner covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5088 m (16692 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zol Bök Ner was founded durring the early 11th century, by Gärmboī Ra̋nvé̄ 'Buble Diamond' Cûfé̄ Cûf̄ Hä̋chī vyim Glə˞tunk Dharda. The establishment of Zol Bök Ner suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Zol Bök Ner which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Zol Bök Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zol Bök Ner is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Zol Bök Ner is buildings are built arround a single spacious packed earth mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Astonishigly, the robustly designed timber walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Zol Bök 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. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

Zol Bök Ner has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

Zol Bök 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.

Zol Bök Ner 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.

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

Zol Bök Ner possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Zol Bök Ner has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Zol Bök 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.

Cultural Notes

Two or more groups of citizens within Zol Bök Ner hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Zol Bök Ner's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Zol Bök Ner rainbows form quite often above the Small Town.

The Urdefhan near Zol Bök Ner are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Zol Bök Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves line dance to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via throat 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.

Zol Bök Ner Census Data: Year 2000

246 of Zol Bök Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 53 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 39 work as Service Workers
• 26 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 37 work as Civil Servants
• 23 work in Cottage Industries
• 9 work as Artists
• 13 work in Produce Industries

630 of Zol Bök Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 17 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Zol Bök Ner is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Hate Range, an iconic vista located neare Zol Bök Ner, proved to be volcanic when the range erupted. The eruption was isolated to the area around Zol Bök Ner, which was swallowed in ash, lava flows, and pyroclastic gasses. Zol Bök Ner lost 252 people, 302 livestock, and 94 buildings in the disaster. The event is forever remembered as the Day of Hate's Wrath.

History