Fernslow

Fernslow (/fernslow / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Weian Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Fernslow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Fernslow was founded by Baseaginn Estell, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Fernslow has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 18°C (64°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Fernslow receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Fernslow covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1292 m (4238 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fernslow was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1370, by Baseaginn Estell. The establishment of Fernslow was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Baseaginn Estell struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Fernslow as a prison colony.

Fernslow was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fernslow 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.

Fernslow is buildings folow an organic layout of spacious split-log ties streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. The timber-based walls have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Fernslow 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 Fernslow ’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

Fernslow possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Fernslow 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.

Fernslow has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Fernslow 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.

Fernslow 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.

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

Fernslow possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Fernslow 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

Fernslow 's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Fernslow the water is caffeinated.

The Azer near Fernslow are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Fernslow 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via 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.

Fernslow Census Data: Year 2000

381 of Fernslow 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 82 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

807 of Fernslow 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 89 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fernslow is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

The roads leading into Fernslow 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

The the a halbard of Abjuration, an a halbard imbued with great amounts of Abjuration energies was created near Fëpifk-qonê Fêqê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History