Kenting

Kenting (/ˈkɛnteɪɪŋ/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Zophtegubu Hold, Ipoulan Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Kenting is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kenting was founded by Zêbêm Hartnoll, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Kenting has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Kenting receives an average of 268 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kenting covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1836 m (6023 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kenting was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1112, by Zêbêm Hartnoll. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kenting was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kenting 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.

Kenting is buildings are speckled and packed arround crampt cobblestone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Kenting's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Kenting seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Kenting the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kenting 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.

Kenting 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.

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

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

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

Kenting 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

Kenting's garrison 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 Kenting the milk never sours.

The Blink Dog near Kenting are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kenting's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via chanting.

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.

Kenting Census Data: Year 2000

320 of Kenting's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 70 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 51 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

715 of Kenting's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 31 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kenting is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

Kenting is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a dragon and brought its hoard to Kenting, where it was shared with all. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History