Idle Castle

Idle Castle (/ˈaɪdəl/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Large City located in Fallsea Dutchy, Duytea Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Idle Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Idle Castle was founded by Tresí Cockerell, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Idle Castle has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 3°C (37°F). Idle Castle receives an average of 256 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Idle Castle covers an area of nearly 149 km² (59 mi²), and an average elevation of 2578 m (8458 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Idle Castle was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1455, by Tresí Cockerell. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Tresí Cockerell.

Idle Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Idle Castle 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.

Idle Castle is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow baked earthen streets which form octogonal 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 has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The brittle defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Looking around Idle Castle you immediately realise that the locals are looking back at you. All of them. Everywhere you look somone is staring back at you analytically, looking over every inch of you, your gear, and your companions. As you get close to people, their hands move closer to their belt knife, or dagger. You may want to watch where you go and what you say...

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Idle Castle 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.

Idle Castle 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.

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

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

Idle Castle 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.

Idle Castle 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.

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

Idle Castle has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Idle Castle 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. Idle Castle's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

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

Idle Castle has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Idle Castle 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 Idle Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Idle Castle 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.

Idle Castle 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.

Idle Castle 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.

Idle Castle 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

Idle Castle's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is long in Idle Castle.

The Chaneque near Idle Castle are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Idle Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Idle Castle Census Data: Year 2000

13585 of Idle Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 776 work in Agriculture
• 3057 work as Craftsmen
• 1086 work as Merchants
• 1953 work as Service Workers
• 1370 work as General Laborers
• 564 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2143 work as Civil Servants
• 1155 work in Cottage Industries
• 770 work as Artists
• 711 work in Produce Industries

20332 of Idle Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1413 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Idle Castle produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

Idle Castle is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Idle Castle was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Idle Castle lost 176 people, 299 livestock, and 40 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 209, when members of Idle Castle's militia enacted an operation to secure a particular temple to utilize it for a specific task. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in victory for Idle Castle's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Idle Castle's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History