Cooperbrook

Cooperbrook (/ˈkuːpə/ /brʊk/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Violetton Dutchy, Thaxtedia Earldom, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Cooperbrook is derived from the Sylvin language, as Cooperbrook was founded by Reirgami Bannister, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Cooperbrook 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). Cooperbrook receives an average of 143 cm/y (56 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Cooperbrook covers an area of nearly 271 km² (108 mi²), and an average elevation of 3320 m (10892 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Cooperbrook was founded durring the early 10th century, by Reirgami Bannister. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Cooperbrook was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Cooperbrook is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Cooperbrook is buildings are built arround a single narrow cobblestone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Cooperbrook's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The top tier civilian fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Right off the bat Cooperbrook 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 city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Cooperbrook 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.

Cooperbrook 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.

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

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

Cooperbrook 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.

Cooperbrook 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.

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

Cooperbrook has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Cooperbrook 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 City. Cooperbrook's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Cooperbrook possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Cooperbrook 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.

Cooperbrook 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 Cooperbrook's natural decorations nor waterways.

Cooperbrook 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.

Cooperbrook 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.

Cooperbrook 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.

Cooperbrook is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Cooperbrook is home to a distinct subculture, who are either the majority here or have the dominant positions in the community. Architecture, local laws, and social customs are all tuned to suit them, and they may not be particularly forgiving or friendly to the major culture of the region. Communities that are not outright independent usually make an arm's-length submission to a local lord.

Cooperbrook's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Cooperbrook during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Marble Snake near Cooperbrook are known to be quite timid.

Cooperbrook'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 Transmutation energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Cooperbrook Census Data: Year 2000

24391 of Cooperbrook's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1312 work in Agriculture
• 5366 work as Craftsmen
• 1983 work as Merchants
• 3752 work as Service Workers
• 2557 work as General Laborers
• 1003 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3552 work as Civil Servants
• 2204 work in Cottage Industries
• 1376 work as Artists
• 1286 work in Produce Industries

38099 of Cooperbrook's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1275 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Cooperbrook is known for its unusual rock formations.

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 Cooperbrook's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History