Greenmont

Greenmont (/greenmont/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Èbitani County, Tuhate Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Greenmont is derived from the Sylvin language, as Greenmont was founded by Zesmesê Tebbetts Shown Prior, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Greenmont has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Greenmont receives an average of 257 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Greenmont covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2082 m (6830 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Greenmont was founded durring the early 10th century, by Zesmesê Tebbetts Shown Prior. The establishment of Greenmont was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zesmesê Tebbetts Shown Prior electing to pay people to resettle in Greenmont.

Greenmont was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Greenmont 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.

Greenmont is buildings have been located at convienant points along the lake Greenmont was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the crampt cobblestone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. 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. Greenmont's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications 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.

Greenmont 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 Greenmont’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Greenmont 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.

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

Greenmont 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.

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

Greenmont 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 Greenmont's natural decorations nor waterways.

Greenmont 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.

Greenmont 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.

Greenmont 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

Greenmont's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Greenmont the water is caffeinated.

The Goldpebble near Greenmont are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Greenmont's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Enchantment energies of tier 3 via chanting.

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.

Greenmont Census Data: Year 2000

407 of Greenmont's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 61 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

895 of Greenmont's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 40 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Greenmont is a major trade hub, connecting several important cities or resource production areas. It’s probably at an important river juncture, ancient crossroads, or occupying the only safe path through some perilous wilderness. Its position may be important enough that it can survive on trade alone, despite being unable to feed itself with the surrounding land. Such hubs are usually heavily garrisoned by the lord who profits from their tariffs and taxes.

Greenmont is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

The the a mantle of Transmutation, an a mantle imbued with notable amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Greenmont by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History