Ballindeen

Ballindeen (/ballin/ /deen/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Cockerling County of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Ballindeen is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ballindeen was founded by Hyandotame Huxley, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Ballindeen has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Ballindeen receives an average of 290 cm/y (114 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ballindeen covers an area of nearly 547 km² (218 mi²), and an average elevation of 916 m (3005 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ballindeen was founded durring the late 16th century in summer of the year 1470, by Hyandotame Huxley. The establishment of Ballindeen was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Ballindeen's construction back out of the project. Hyandotame Huxley pushed on reguardles, and Ballindeen was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Ballindeen was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ballindeen is no diffrent. The city'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.

Ballindeen is buildings have been located at convienant points along the lake Ballindeen was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the spacious paverstone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The city's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Ballindeen has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Ballindeen suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Ballindeen long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Ballindeen 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.

Ballindeen 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.

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

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

Ballindeen 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.

Ballindeen 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.

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

Ballindeen has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Ballindeen 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. Ballindeen's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Ballindeen 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.

Ballindeen 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 Ballindeen's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ballindeen 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.

Ballindeen 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.

Ballindeen 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.

Ballindeen 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

Ballindeen's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Ballindeen it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Lizard near Ballindeen are known to be quite timid.

Ballindeen's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 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.

Ballindeen Census Data: Year 2000

49288 of Ballindeen's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2760 work in Agriculture
• 11277 work as Craftsmen
• 3990 work as Merchants
• 7377 work as Service Workers
• 4977 work as General Laborers
• 2025 work as Skilled Laborers
• 7264 work as Civil Servants
• 4348 work in Cottage Industries
• 2669 work as Artists
• 2601 work in Produce Industries

75650 of Ballindeen's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 5205 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ballindeen makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a cup of Elven High Magic, an a cup imbued with great amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created in Ballindeen by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History