Lionstoke

Lionstoke (/lionstoke/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Weian Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Lionstoke is derived from the Sylvin language, as Lionstoke was founded by Trgfë Balfour Youngman Faucit Witherow, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Lionstoke has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 19°C (66°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Lionstoke receives an average of 242 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Lionstoke covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1254 m (4114 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lionstoke was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1251, by Trgfë Balfour Youngman Faucit Witherow. The establishment of Lionstoke was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Trgfë Balfour Youngman Faucit Witherow struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Lionstoke as a prison colony.

Lionstoke was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lionstoke is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Lionstoke is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of premissive packed earth 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 town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Lionstoke's would-be-castle 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 Lionstoke 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 town live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Lionstoke 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.

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

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

Lionstoke 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Lionstoke's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Lionstoke snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Almiraj near Lionstoke are known to be quite timid.

Lionstoke's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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.

Lionstoke Census Data: Year 2000

300 of Lionstoke's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 67 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 45 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 44 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

697 of Lionstoke's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 20 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Lionstoke possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History