Dragonkirk

Dragonkirk (/dragonkirk/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Dùvosh County, Qiban Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Dragonkirk is derived from the Sylvin language, as Dragonkirk was founded by Nidnú Palfrey, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Dragonkirk has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Dragonkirk receives an average of 138 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Dragonkirk covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4056 m (13307 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dragonkirk was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1331, by Nidnú Palfrey. The establishment of Dragonkirk suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Dragonkirk was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dragonkirk is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Dragonkirk is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive carved bedrock streets which form hexical 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 the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Unfortuantly, these exceptionaly well made fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Dragonkirk 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 scutteling 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. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Dragonkirk long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Dragonkirk 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.

Dragonkirk 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.

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

Dragonkirk 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. Dragonkirk's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Dragonkirk 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

Dragonkirk's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Dragonkirk the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Giant hissing cockroach near Dragonkirk are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Dragonkirk's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via 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.

Dragonkirk Census Data: Year 2000

405 of Dragonkirk's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 88 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

892 of Dragonkirk's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 26 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Dragonkirk’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Dragonkirk’s streets.

The roads leading into Dragonkirk possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Dragonkirk's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History