Blaise

Blaise (/bleɪz / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Vyaskkobe County, Tifia County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Blaise is derived from the Sylvin language, as Blaise was founded by Gúdien Thaxton, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Blaise has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Blaise receives an average of 142 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Blaise covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4732 m (15524 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Blaise was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1210, by Gúdien Thaxton. The establishment of Blaise suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Blaise which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Blaise was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Blaise is no diffrent. The town'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.

Blaise is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of spacious flagstone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Blaise 's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. Blaise 's political statment focused walls 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 arround Blaise reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Blaise 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.

Blaise 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.

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

Blaise 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 Town. Blaise 's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Blaise 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 Blaise 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Blaise 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.

Blaise 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

Blaise 's garrison 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..

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

The Ettercap near Blaise are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Blaise 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Blaise Census Data: Year 2000

496 of Blaise 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 111 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 71 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

996 of Blaise 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 46 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Blaise was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

Due to a magical anomaly, Blaise is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

The the a flail of Illusion, an a flail imbued with notable amounts of Illusion energies was created in Blaise by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History