Harborough

Harborough (/harborough / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Shademoor Dutchy, Duytea Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Harborough is derived from the Sylvin language, as Harborough was founded by Êgarêbmê Dicks, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Harborough has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 1°C (33°F). Harborough receives an average of 140 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Harborough covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4674 m (15334 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Harborough was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1252, by Êgarêbmê Dicks. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Harborough was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Harborough is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Harborough is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow paverstone streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Harborough '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.

A look around Harborough makes you wonder how anything ever gets done. The locals have clear, obvious rivalries with one another, as seen through clenched teeth and fake smiles. What’s more, there is a serious lack of any organization and planning in Harborough ’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The town seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Harborough 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.

Harborough 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.

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

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

Harborough 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 Harborough 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Harborough 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.

Harborough 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.

Harborough 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

Harborough 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Harborough vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Azer near Harborough are known to be quite timid.

Harborough 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Harborough Census Data: Year 2000

460 of Harborough 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 104 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 72 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 72 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

905 of Harborough 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 71 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Harborough is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last (572 % 6)+1 years has greatly spiked Harborough 's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Harborough 's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History