Hollytree

Hollytree (/hollytree/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Haqæmà Kiyæ County, Geea County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Hollytree is derived from the Sylvin language, as Hollytree was founded by Tadarida Porter Dawkins, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Hollytree has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°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 24°C (75°F). Hollytree receives an average of 150 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Hollytree covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 10482 m (-8559 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hollytree was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1196, by Tadarida Porter Dawkins. The establishment of Hollytree suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Hollytree which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

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

Hollytree is was constructed arround several spacious split-log ties 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 town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's peasent-grade 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.

Hollytree has the unmistakable air of a town 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 Hollytree ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Hollytree 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.

Hollytree 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.

Hollytree 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.

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

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

Hollytree has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Hollytree 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.

Hollytree 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

Life is hard in Hollytree. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Hollytree a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Hollytree's town hall 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 Hollytree every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Ghoul near Hollytree are known to be quite timid.

Hollytree's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves gestures to channel Enchantment energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Hollytree Census Data: Year 2000

391 of Hollytree's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

847 of Hollytree's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 25 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hollytree makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History