Demonwood

Demonwood (/demonwood/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Ironmaple Dutchy, Hesan County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Demonwood is derived from the Sylvin language, as Demonwood was founded by Zèqthêrî Whiting, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Demonwood 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). Demonwood receives an average of 145 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Demonwood covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2652 m (8700 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Demonwood was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1187, by Zèqthêrî Whiting. The establishment of Demonwood was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zèqthêrî Whiting electing to pay people to resettle in Demonwood.

Demonwood was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Demonwood 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.

Demonwood is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow baked earthen streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The frontieer-style defences 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.

A look around Demonwood makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet town filled with closed scriptoriums, people quietly yet dejectedly reading in isolated places around town, and the occasional book laying in a heap of garbage.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Demonwood 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.

Demonwood 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.

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

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

Demonwood 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

Demonwood's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Demonwood's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

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

The Chitikin near Demonwood are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Demonwood's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Demonwood Census Data: Year 2000

310 of Demonwood's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 68 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 53 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 46 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

697 of Demonwood's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 41 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Demonwood's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

The the a cube of Conjuration, an a cube imbued with potent amounts of Conjuration energies was created in Demonwood by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History