Barrowsett

Barrowsett (/barrowsett/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Hu̹ Va Kingdom, Yutate County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Barrowsett is derived from the Sylvin language, as Barrowsett was founded by Bhogney Rea Huntsman, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Barrowsett 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 22°C (71°F). Barrowsett receives an average of 140 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Barrowsett covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6026 m (19770 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Barrowsett was founded durring the early 11th century, by Bhogney Rea Huntsman. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Bhogney Rea Huntsman.

Barrowsett was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Barrowsett 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.

Barrowsett is buildings are located arround a single restrictive flagstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Barrowsett's size could have. Unfortuantly, these well-designed, yet cheep are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Barrowsett seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Barrowsett 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.

Barrowsett 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.

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

Barrowsett 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 Barrowsett's natural decorations nor waterways.

Barrowsett 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.

Barrowsett 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.

Barrowsett 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Barrowsett 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.

Barrowsett's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Barrowsett.

The Azer near Barrowsett are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Barrowsett's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves gestures to channel Mysticism 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.

Barrowsett Census Data: Year 2000

524 of Barrowsett's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 32 work in Agriculture
• 121 work as Craftsmen
• 44 work as Merchants
• 86 work as Service Workers
• 52 work as General Laborers
• 20 work as Skilled Laborers
• 72 work as Civil Servants
• 47 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

1026 of Barrowsett's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 81 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

The the an amulet of Charm, an an amulet imbued with notable amounts of Charm energies was created in Barrowsett by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History