Zvă Hǐr Mil

Zvă Hǐr Mil (/zvə̝/ /hɪr/ [amber] [linen]) is a temperate Large City located in Jĭimæjĭtuz Zone, W-945l Province, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Zvă Hǐr Mil is derived from the Constructi language, as Zvă Hǐr Mil was founded by Jaynie Trèdonka, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Zvă Hǐr Mil has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Zvă Hǐr Mil receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Zvă Hǐr Mil covers an area of nearly 415 km² (166 mi²), and an average elevation of 1602 m (5255 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zvă Hǐr Mil was founded durring the early 10th century, by Jaynie Trèdonka. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Zvă Hǐr Mil was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

Zvă Hǐr Mil is buildings are built arround a single narrow paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is in posession of a finaly crafted dwarvern style fortified fighting wall, completer with lower, middle, and upper battlments for use in sloped-fire defence stratagies, murder holes, and statues which may or may not be constructs, and, of course, MERTICULATIONSshortsizename is one of the wealthiest and politicaly connected settlments in the world.. Zvă Hǐr Mil's Ragnarock-era relics 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.

A look around Zvă Hǐr Mil gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Zvă Hǐr Mil has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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 Zvă Hǐr Mil. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Zvă Hǐr Mil's parks.

Zvă Hǐr Mil has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Zvă Hǐr Mil.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

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

Zvă Hǐr Mil has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

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

Zvă Hǐr Mil has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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. Zvă Hǐr Mil's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Zvă Hǐr Mil's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Zvă Hǐr Mil has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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 Zvă Hǐr Mil's natural decorations nor waterways.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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.

Zvă Hǐr Mil 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

Zvă Hǐr Mil'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 Zvă Hǐr Mil birds speak prophesy.

The Blood Hawk near Zvă Hǐr Mil are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Zvă Hǐr Mil's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves square dance to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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.

Zvă Hǐr Mil Census Data: Year 2000

37510 of Zvă Hǐr Mil's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2153 work in Agriculture
• 8588 work as Craftsmen
• 2908 work as Merchants
• 5592 work as Service Workers
• 3750 work as General Laborers
• 1534 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5515 work as Civil Servants
• 3452 work in Cottage Industries
• 2067 work as Artists
• 1951 work in Produce Industries

56369 of Zvă Hǐr Mil's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3911 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Zvă Hǐr Mil's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea (18696 % 6)+1 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History