Chestree and Clitwick

Chestree and Clitwick (/chestree ənd clitwick/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Cosea Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Chestree and Clitwick is derived from the Sylvin language, as Chestree and Clitwick was founded by Nrêlëd Feetham Curren Polmans, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Chestree and Clitwick has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Chestree and Clitwick receives an average of 296 cm/y (116 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Chestree and Clitwick covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 954 m (3129 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Chestree and Clitwick was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1448, by Nrêlëd Feetham Curren Polmans. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Chestree and Clitwick was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Chestree and Clitwick 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.

Chestree and Clitwick is buildings are arranged arround a single narrow canals mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Chestree and Clitwick's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the town's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Chestree and Clitwick 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. 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 just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. 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. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Chestree and Clitwick long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Chestree and Clitwick 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.

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

Chestree and Clitwick 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.

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

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

Chestree and Clitwick 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

Chestree and Clitwick's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Chestree and Clitwick yeast remains dormant.

The Trailgaunt near Chestree and Clitwick are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Chestree and Clitwick's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 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.

Chestree and Clitwick Census Data: Year 2000

395 of Chestree and Clitwick's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

800 of Chestree and Clitwick's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 103 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

Chestree and Clitwick used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Chestree and Clitwick.

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

History