Glassbarrow

Glassbarrow (/glassbarrow/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Ohà Qàyacha Kingdom, Emada County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Glassbarrow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Glassbarrow was founded by Chi Nicholl, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Glassbarrow has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Glassbarrow receives an average of 141 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Glassbarrow covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 9850 m (-10633 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Glassbarrow was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1357, by Chi Nicholl. The establishment of Glassbarrow was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Chi Nicholl electing to pay people to resettle in Glassbarrow.

Glassbarrow was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Glassbarrow 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.

Glassbarrow is is constructed arround a semi-circular restrictive paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The town's failry decent fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

Glassbarrow 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 Glassbarrow’s streets. The town is very clearly a joyfull place as well as relaxing. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Glassbarrow 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.

Glassbarrow 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.

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

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

Glassbarrow 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

Glassbarrow's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Glassbarrow snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Lich Newt near Glassbarrow are known to be quite timid.

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

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.

Glassbarrow Census Data: Year 2000

369 of Glassbarrow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 83 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

827 of Glassbarrow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 24 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Glassbarrow is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Glassbarrow might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

The roads leading into Glassbarrow 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 Anguish Mountain, an iconic vista located neare Glassbarrow, proved to be volcanic when the mountain erupted. The eruption was isolated to the area around Glassbarrow, which was swallowed in ash, lava flows, and pyroclastic gasses. Glassbarrow lost 291 people, 134 livestock, and 75 buildings in the disaster. The event is forever remembered as the Day of Anguish's Wrath.

History