Dunbrook

Dunbrook (/dunbrook/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Hÿgÿlå Hold, Luqian Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Dunbrook is derived from the Sylvin language, as Dunbrook was founded by Brêpîga Faulkner, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Dunbrook has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°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 6°C (42°F). Dunbrook receives an average of 184 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Dunbrook covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2402 m (7880 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dunbrook was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1321, by Brêpîga Faulkner. 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 Brêpîga Faulkner.

Dunbrook was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dunbrook is no diffrent. The town'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.

Dunbrook is is constructed arround a series of narrow paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Astonishigly, the millitarily questionable fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Dunbrook 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 Dunbrook’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

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

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

Dunbrook 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.

Dunbrook 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.

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

Dunbrook 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 Dunbrook's natural decorations nor waterways.

Dunbrook 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.

Dunbrook 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

Dunbrook's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

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

The Herd Animal, Deer near Dunbrook are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Dunbrook's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves performance art to channel Augury 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.

Dunbrook Census Data: Year 2000

492 of Dunbrook's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 104 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 80 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 76 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

906 of Dunbrook's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 121 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Dunbrook 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.

POI

History

Dunbrook is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of protected Dunbrook's harvest from an army of bandits. Dunbrook's militia's elite squad is named after .

History