Leigh Castle

Leigh Castle (/li/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Small City located in Iceton Dutchy, Sifate Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Leigh Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Leigh Castle was founded by Meletye Higgs, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Leigh Castle has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Leigh Castle receives an average of 144 cm/y (56 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Leigh Castle covers an area of nearly 10 km² (4 mi²), and an average elevation of 3506 m (11502 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Leigh Castle was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the early 7th century, by Meletye Higgs. The establishment of Leigh Castle was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Meletye Higgs struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Leigh Castle as a prison colony.

Leigh Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 7th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Leigh 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.

Leigh Castle is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of premissive flagstone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city 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. Leigh Castle's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Leigh Castle gives you an uneasy feeling. 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Leigh Castle can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Leigh Castle places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Leigh 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.

Leigh 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.

Leigh 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.

Leigh 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.

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

Leigh 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 Leigh Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Leigh 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.

Leigh 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.

Leigh 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.

Cultural Notes

Leigh Castle's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Leigh Castle it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Church Grim near Leigh Castle are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Leigh Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Truename 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.

Leigh Castle Census Data: Year 2000

818 of Leigh Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 47 work in Agriculture
• 179 work as Craftsmen
• 67 work as Merchants
• 129 work as Service Workers
• 83 work as General Laborers
• 32 work as Skilled Laborers
• 119 work as Civil Servants
• 72 work in Cottage Industries
• 42 work as Artists
• 48 work in Produce Industries

1459 of Leigh Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 145 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Leigh Castle is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . Leigh Castle created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History