Millsummer

Millsummer (/millsummer/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Weea Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Millsummer is derived from the Sylvin language, as Millsummer was founded by Shèbëi Sykes, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Millsummer has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Millsummer receives an average of 177 cm/y (69 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Millsummer covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3500 m (11482 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Millsummer was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1378, by Shèbëi Sykes. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Millsummer was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Millsummer is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Millsummer is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow canals streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Unfortuantly, these cost-cutting-focused defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Millsummer shows Millsummer as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The town has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Millsummer places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

Millsummer possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

Millsummer 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.

Millsummer 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.

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

Millsummer 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 Town. Millsummer's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Millsummer 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 Millsummer's natural decorations nor waterways.

Millsummer 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.

Millsummer 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

Millsummer's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Millsummer rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Herd Animal, Sheep near Millsummer are known to be quite timid.

Millsummer's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via throat 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.

Millsummer Census Data: Year 2000

502 of Millsummer's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 112 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 52 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 76 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

947 of Millsummer's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 92 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Millsummer is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Millsummer was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Millsummer lost 147 people, 134 livestock, and 90 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 158, when members of Millsummer's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a particular fortification, then reinforce it. The operation was complicated by the army's activities draw the wrath of formerly neutral parties. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Millsummer's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Millsummer's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History