Ealbrooke

Ealbrooke (/ealbrooke/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Bellgate Dutchy, Yutate County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Ealbrooke is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ealbrooke was founded by Glkêbêbm Hylton-Foster, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Ealbrooke has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Ealbrooke receives an average of 145 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ealbrooke covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4520 m (14829 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ealbrooke was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1500, by Glkêbêbm Hylton-Foster. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Ealbrooke was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ealbrooke 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.

Ealbrooke is is constructed arround a series of narrow carved bedrock mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Ealbrooke weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The town's budget focused millitary grade defenses 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.

A look around Ealbrooke seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Ealbrooke 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.

Ealbrooke 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.

Ealbrooke 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.

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

Ealbrooke 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 Ealbrooke's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ealbrooke 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.

Ealbrooke 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Ealbrooke's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Ealbrooke there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Amoeba Swarm near Ealbrooke are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ealbrooke's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Ealbrooke Census Data: Year 2000

470 of Ealbrooke's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 104 work as Craftsmen
• 36 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 48 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

922 of Ealbrooke's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 73 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

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

History