Copperchester

Copperchester (/copperchester/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Cosea Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Copperchester is derived from the Sylvin language, as Copperchester was founded by Glèshê Sherman Stilley Balfour Milner, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Copperchester has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Copperchester receives an average of 296 cm/y (116 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Copperchester covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1376 m (4514 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Copperchester was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1388, by Glèshê Sherman Stilley Balfour Milner. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Glèshê Sherman Stilley Balfour Milner.

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

Copperchester is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt split-log ties streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Copperchester 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 Copperchester long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Copperchester 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.

Copperchester 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.

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

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

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

Copperchester 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

Copperchester has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Copperchester's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Copperchester.

The Herd Animal, Stag near Copperchester are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Copperchester's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via mimery.

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.

Copperchester Census Data: Year 2000

334 of Copperchester's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 74 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 55 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

723 of Copperchester's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 44 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Copperchester experienced an impossibly long, cold, and stormy winter unlike anything seen before. The worst of the disaster struck The storm coated everything in a thick layer of ice and freezing countless animals, plants, and people to death. Copperchester lost 244 people, and 260 livestock in the disaster.. The disaster is remembered as the Doom Screams, after the sounds of the winds.

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