Keekle Castle

Keekle Castle (/keekle/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Cosea Provence of the Hobben.

The name Keekle Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Keekle Castle was founded by Kabbirc Hearnshaw, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Keekle Castle has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Keekle Castle receives an average of 274 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Keekle Castle covers an area of nearly 166 km² (66 mi²), and an average elevation of 1216 m (3989 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Keekle Castle was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1324, by Kabbirc Hearnshaw. The establishment of Keekle Castle 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.

Keekle Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Keekle 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.

Keekle Castle is is constructed arround a semi-circular restrictive paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Keekle Castle, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The city's Relic of the World That Was have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Keekle Castle has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Keekle Castle long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Keekle 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.

Keekle 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.

Keekle 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.

Keekle 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.

Keekle 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.

Keekle 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.

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

Keekle Castle has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Keekle 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. Keekle Castle's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Keekle Castle 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.

Keekle 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 Keekle Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Keekle 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.

Keekle 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.

Keekle 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.

Keekle 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

Keekle Castle's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Keekle Castle's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

=In Keekle Castle when drawing, it's impossible to draw an imperfect circle.

The Amoeba, Giant near Keekle Castle are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Keekle Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via throat 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.

Keekle Castle Census Data: Year 2000

15068 of Keekle Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 831 work in Agriculture
• 3380 work as Craftsmen
• 1214 work as Merchants
• 2246 work as Service Workers
• 1502 work as General Laborers
• 615 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2371 work as Civil Servants
• 1321 work in Cottage Industries
• 816 work as Artists
• 772 work in Produce Industries

22358 of Keekle Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1559 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Keekle Castle is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History