Heartbrin

Heartbrin (/heartbrin/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Village located in Bellgate Dutchy, Yutate County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Heartbrin is derived from the Sylvin language, as Heartbrin was founded by Trînkdsm Marler, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Heartbrin has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Heartbrin receives an average of 144 cm/y (56 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Heartbrin covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3482 m (11423 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Heartbrin was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1362, by Trînkdsm Marler. The establishment of Heartbrin suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Heartbrin which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Heartbrin was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Heartbrin is no diffrent. The village'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.

Heartbrin is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive baked earthen 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 village emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The village's somewhat suffishent are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the village's defences.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Heartbrin, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all preforming the same rituals to bless and anoint building,s streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holysymbols is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This village certainly loves its god.

Civic Infrastructure

Heartbrin 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.

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

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

Heartbrin 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Heartbrin's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Heartbrin there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Voonith near Heartbrin are known to be quite timid.

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

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.

Heartbrin Census Data: Year 2000

201 of Heartbrin's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 18 work in Agriculture
• 43 work as Craftsmen
• 15 work as Merchants
• 33 work as Service Workers
• 19 work as General Laborers
• 5 work as Skilled Laborers
• 32 work as Civil Servants
• 19 work in Cottage Industries
• 6 work as Artists
• 11 work in Produce Industries

555 of Heartbrin's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 23 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. Heartbrin created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History