Kimble

Kimble (/ˈkɪmbəl / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qegian Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Kimble is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kimble was founded by Dwoug Lock, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Kimble has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Kimble receives an average of 258 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kimble covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 890 m (2919 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kimble was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1476, by Dwoug Lock. The establishment of Kimble was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Dwoug Lock struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Kimble as a prison colony.

Kimble was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kimble 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.

Kimble is buildings are arranged arround a single broad packed earth mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Astonishigly, the robustly designed timber walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Kimble 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 town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Kimble long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kimble 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.

Kimble 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.

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

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

Kimble 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

Kimble 's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Kimble .

The Skinwraith near Kimble are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kimble 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Charm 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.

Kimble Census Data: Year 2000

337 of Kimble 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

712 of Kimble 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Kimble is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

Kimble used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Kimble .

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Kimble 's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

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