Cherrymont

Cherrymont (/cherrymont/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Dragonsea Dutchy, Hesan County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Cherrymont is derived from the Sylvin language, as Cherrymont was founded by Nrêlëd Feetham, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Cherrymont has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Cherrymont receives an average of 144 cm/y (56 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Cherrymont covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2724 m (8937 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Cherrymont was founded durring the early 11th century, by Nrêlëd Feetham. The establishment of Cherrymont suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Cherrymont which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

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

Cherrymont is buildings are located arround a single narrow cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Cherrymont's peasent-grade 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 Cherrymont 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

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

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

Cherrymont 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.

Cherrymont 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.

Cherrymont 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.

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

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

Cherrymont 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

Cherrymont's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Cherrymont every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Chitikin near Cherrymont are known to be quite timid.

Cherrymont's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves ritual combat to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Cherrymont Census Data: Year 2000

340 of Cherrymont's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

760 of Cherrymont's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 34 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Cherrymont is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

The the a flail of Summoning, an a flail imbued with great amounts of Summoning energies was created near Cherrymont by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History