Coggess Heath

Coggess Heath (/coggess hiθ / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Munskamad Parish, Hesan County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Coggess Heath is derived from the Sylvin language, as Coggess Heath was founded by Bonnlyn Ayris, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Coggess Heath has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Coggess Heath receives an average of 145 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Coggess Heath covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2428 m (7965 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Coggess Heath was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1089, by Bonnlyn Ayris. The establishment of Coggess Heath was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Coggess Heath 's construction back out of the project. Bonnlyn Ayris pushed on reguardles, and Coggess Heath was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Coggess Heath was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Coggess Heath 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.

Coggess Heath is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt paverstone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town 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 Coggess Heath weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The budget focused millitary grade defenses has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Right off the bat Coggess Heath hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Coggess Heath 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.

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

Coggess Heath 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.

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

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

Coggess Heath 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

Coggess Heath 's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Coggess Heath it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Bee, Giant near Coggess Heath are known to be quite timid.

Coggess Heath 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves orgies to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via throat chanting.

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.

Coggess Heath Census Data: Year 2000

339 of Coggess Heath 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 74 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 59 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

705 of Coggess Heath 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Coggess Heath is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

Coggess Heath is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Coggess Heath 's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History