Dovern

Dovern (/dovern / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Hûche Ûkîma Kingdom, Qezapuqajia County, within the Norwick Principality.

The name Dovern is derived from the Sylvin language, as Dovern was founded by Zlkdonm Herson, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Dovern has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Dovern receives an average of 99 cm/y (38 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Dovern covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6172 m (20249 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dovern was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1252, by Zlkdonm Herson. The establishment of Dovern suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Dovern which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

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

Dovern is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive 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 emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Dovern has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Dovern ’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Dovern 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.

Dovern 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.

Dovern 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.

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

Dovern 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 Town. Dovern 's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Dovern 's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Dovern 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 Dovern 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Dovern 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.

Dovern 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

Dovern 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Dovern .

The Aquatic Insect, Belostomatid near Dovern are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Dovern 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Enchantment energies of tier 3 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.

Dovern Census Data: Year 2000

446 of Dovern 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 98 work as Craftsmen
• 35 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 63 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

939 of Dovern 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 42 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Dovern 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 power core of Augury, an a power core imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created in Do-sêbari Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History