Clayhill Castle

Clayhill Castle (/clayhill/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical City located in Dorwald Dutchy, Kobian Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Clayhill Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Clayhill Castle was founded by Idris Harewood, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Clayhill Castle has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Clayhill Castle receives an average of 250 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Clayhill Castle covers an area of nearly 27 km² (10 mi²), and an average elevation of 2374 m (7788 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Clayhill Castle was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1552, by Idris Harewood. The establishment of Clayhill Castle was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Clayhill Castle's construction back out of the project. Idris Harewood pushed on reguardles, and Clayhill Castle was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

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

Clayhill Castle is buildings are arranged within a network of crampt paverstone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Clayhill Castle weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Unfortuantly, these budget focused millitary grade defenses 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 Clayhill Castle makes you wonder how anything ever gets done. The locals have clear, obvious rivalries with one another, as seen through clenched teeth and fake smiles. What’s more, there is a serious lack of any organization and planning in Clayhill Castle’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The city seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Clayhill Castle 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.

Clayhill Castle 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.

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

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

Clayhill Castle 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.

Clayhill Castle 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.

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

Clayhill Castle possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Clayhill Castle has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Clayhill Castle 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 Clayhill Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Clayhill Castle 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.

Clayhill Castle 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.

Clayhill Castle 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

Clayhill Castle's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Clayhill Castle.

The Dvorovoi near Clayhill Castle are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Clayhill Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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.

Clayhill Castle Census Data: Year 2000

2371 of Clayhill Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 133 work in Agriculture
• 534 work as Craftsmen
• 188 work as Merchants
• 377 work as Service Workers
• 240 work as General Laborers
• 95 work as Skilled Laborers
• 342 work as Civil Servants
• 211 work in Cottage Industries
• 127 work as Artists
• 124 work in Produce Industries

3901 of Clayhill Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 193 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Clayhill Castle is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Due to a magical anomaly, Clayhill Castle 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 suit of Kasten-brust armour of Charm, an a suit of Kasten-brust armour imbued with potent amounts of Charm energies was created near Cíhwsa Kùgjokēāj̼ Ji̊ Qi̊v by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

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