Emeraldlake

Emeraldlake (/emeraldlake/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Dachähgyåla Hold, Loqulate Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Emeraldlake is derived from the Sylvin language, as Emeraldlake was founded by Skarfaec Thornton Winter, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Emeraldlake 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 18°C (64°F). Emeraldlake receives an average of 102 cm/y (40 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Emeraldlake covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 11424 m (-5469 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Emeraldlake was founded durring the late 17th century in late winter of the year 1577, by Skarfaec Thornton Winter. The establishment of Emeraldlake suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Emeraldlake which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Emeraldlake was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Emeraldlake 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.

Emeraldlake is buildings are built arround a single crampt paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Emeraldlake's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Emeraldlake is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

Emeraldlake has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

Emeraldlake 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.

Emeraldlake 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.

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

Emeraldlake 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. Emeraldlake's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Emeraldlake 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.

Emeraldlake is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Emeraldlake's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

The Ice Elemental, Medium near Emeraldlake are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Emeraldlake's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves square dance to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 via throat singing.

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.

Emeraldlake Census Data: Year 2000

361 of Emeraldlake's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 82 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

753 of Emeraldlake's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 46 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Emeraldlake is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Emeraldlake. One of Emeraldlake's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History