Highburgh

Highburgh (/haɪ/ /ˈbʌrə/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Landwilde Dutchy, Dodbrid County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Highburgh is derived from the Sylvin language, as Highburgh was founded by Alcelator Welch, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Highburgh has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Highburgh receives an average of 137 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Highburgh covers an area of nearly 550 km² (220 mi²), and an average elevation of 4188 m (13740 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Highburgh was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1230, by Alcelator Welch. The establishment of Highburgh suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Highburgh was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Highburgh 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.

Highburgh is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of premissive paverstone streets which form triangular 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 city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Astonishigly, the robustly designed timber walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Highburgh is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The city has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

Highburgh possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Highburgh 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.

Highburgh 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.

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

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

Highburgh 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.

Highburgh has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Highburgh has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Highburgh 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 Large City. Highburgh's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Highburgh's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Highburgh has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Highburgh has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Highburgh 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 Highburgh's natural decorations nor waterways.

Highburgh 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.

Highburgh 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.

Highburgh 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.

Highburgh 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

The locals have cut a deal with some unspeakable entity, trading some form of tribute (benign of horrific) in exchange for the being’s forbearance or assistance. Outsiders may be ignorant of the bargain, or they may know that the community is in thrall but be too fearful of its master to take action against them. The creature likely serves as a protector as well as a tyrant, so the locals may be content with the deal even if it doesn’t offer any further inducement or aid.

Highburgh's town hall 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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Highburgh.

The Snake, Venomous near Highburgh are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Highburgh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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.

Highburgh Census Data: Year 2000

49509 of Highburgh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2589 work in Agriculture
• 11147 work as Craftsmen
• 3963 work as Merchants
• 7702 work as Service Workers
• 5050 work as General Laborers
• 2050 work as Skilled Laborers
• 7077 work as Civil Servants
• 4496 work in Cottage Industries
• 2834 work as Artists
• 2601 work in Produce Industries

71804 of Highburgh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 9131 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Highburgh is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

The the a small bag of Augury, an a small bag imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created near Higa Îbu Higu̹ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History