Glossop Castle

Glossop Castle (/glossop/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Seóvmbaw̄ä Provence of the Hobben.

The name Glossop Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Glossop Castle was founded by Gadsí Ashley-Cooper, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Glossop Castle has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Glossop Castle receives an average of 269 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Glossop Castle covers an area of nearly 17 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 3110 m (10203 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Glossop Castle was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1538, by Gadsí Ashley-Cooper. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Glossop Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Glossop Castle is no diffrent. The city'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.

Glossop Castle is was constructed arround several crampt baked earthen mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Glossop Castle's minimaly adiquite has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Glossop Castle has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Glossop Castle ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Glossop Castle has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Glossop Castle 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.

Glossop Castle has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Glossop Castle 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.

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

Glossop Castle 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 Small City. Glossop Castle's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Glossop Castle 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 Glossop Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Glossop Castle has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Glossop Castle 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.

Glossop Castle 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

Glossop Castle's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

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

The Mud Elemental, Medium near Glossop Castle are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Glossop Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Glossop Castle Census Data: Year 2000

1503 of Glossop Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 82 work in Agriculture
• 324 work as Craftsmen
• 120 work as Merchants
• 228 work as Service Workers
• 155 work as General Laborers
• 60 work as Skilled Laborers
• 241 work as Civil Servants
• 130 work in Cottage Industries
• 83 work as Artists
• 80 work in Produce Industries

2315 of Glossop Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 332 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Glossop Castle 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.

Glossop Castle has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

The the a glaive of Mysticism, an a glaive imbued with great amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Glossop Castle by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History