Ilfract

Ilfract (/ilfract / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Bàgu̹ Kûmodi Kingdom, Yutate County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Ilfract is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ilfract was founded by Gîbêd Greene, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Ilfract has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Ilfract receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ilfract covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3028 m (9934 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ilfract was founded durring the late 10th century, by Gîbêd Greene. 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 Gîbêd Greene.

Ilfract was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ilfract is no diffrent. The town'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.

Ilfract is was constructed arround several restrictive packed earth 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 rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Ilfract 's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. Unfortuantly, these political statment focused walls are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Ilfract is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ilfract 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.

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

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

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

Ilfract 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

Ilfract 's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Ilfract 's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Ilfract rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Azer near Ilfract are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ilfract 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 via singing.

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.

Ilfract Census Data: Year 2000

214 of Ilfract 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 18 work in Agriculture
• 47 work as Craftsmen
• 16 work as Merchants
• 37 work as Service Workers
• 22 work as General Laborers
• 6 work as Skilled Laborers
• 31 work as Civil Servants
• 19 work in Cottage Industries
• 8 work as Artists
• 10 work in Produce Industries

555 of Ilfract 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 40 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Ilfract 's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town from an attack. One of Ilfract 's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History