Ironette

Ironette (/ˈaɪən/ /ette/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Large City located in Cliffmarsh Dutchy, Betbury County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Ironette is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ironette was founded by Grehgo Bence, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Ironette has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Ironette receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ironette covers an area of nearly 276 km² (110 mi²), and an average elevation of 7420 m (-18605 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ironette was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1250, by Grehgo Bence. The establishment of Ironette 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.

Ironette was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ironette is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Ironette is buildings are arranged arround a single restrictive paverstone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Ironette's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. Ironette's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A quick look in any direction shows Ironette is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this city live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

Ironette possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

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

Ironette 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.

Ironette 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.

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

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

Ironette 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.

Ironette 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.

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

Ironette has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Ironette 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. Ironette's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Ironette possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Ironette 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.

Ironette 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 Ironette's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ironette 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.

Ironette 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.

Ironette 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.

Ironette 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

Ironette's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Ironette the milk never sours.

The Botfly, Giant near Ironette are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ironette's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Wild 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.

Ironette Census Data: Year 2000

24688 of Ironette's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1323 work in Agriculture
• 5657 work as Craftsmen
• 1978 work as Merchants
• 3878 work as Service Workers
• 2510 work as General Laborers
• 1016 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3452 work as Civil Servants
• 2148 work in Cottage Industries
• 1394 work as Artists
• 1332 work in Produce Industries

38333 of Ironette's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1949 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ironette was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

Ironette has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

The the a tablet of Illusion, an a tablet imbued with notable amounts of Illusion energies was created near Ironette by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History