Norstadt

Norstadt (/nɔː/ /stadt/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Redhedge Dutchy, Swadia County, within the Norwick Principality.

The name Norstadt is derived from the Sylvin language, as Norstadt was founded by Iposha Chebedric Ingram, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Norstadt has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Norstadt receives an average of 266 cm/y (104 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Norstadt covers an area of nearly 271 km² (108 mi²), and an average elevation of 1168 m (3832 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Norstadt was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1049, by Iposha Chebedric Ingram. The establishment of Norstadt was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Norstadt's construction back out of the project. Iposha Chebedric Ingram pushed on reguardles, and Norstadt was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Norstadt was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Norstadt is no diffrent. The city'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.

Norstadt is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of narrow cobblestone 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 set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Norstadt's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. Astonishigly, the unusual though effective defenses are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Norstadt has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Norstadt ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The people are clearly worried about something, and everyone is either wearing a weapon or has one close at hand. Your gut tells you it’s not mere fate which has caused this town to begin failing...

Civic Infrastructure

Norstadt possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Norstadt 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.

Norstadt 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.

Norstadt has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Norstadt has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Norstadt 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.

Norstadt 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.

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

Norstadt has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Norstadt 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 City. Norstadt's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Norstadt's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Norstadt has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Norstadt has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Norstadt 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 Norstadt's natural decorations nor waterways.

Norstadt 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.

Norstadt 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.

Norstadt 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.

Norstadt is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

There’s more than one leader in Norstadt, but at least some of them are at each other’s throats. It might be a conflict between formal leadership and informal authorities, or it could be a struggle among civil officials. Their interests might diverge sharply, or it could be a personal grudge that’s boiled over. Outside threats and internal problems are likely being ignored until the power struggle is resolved.

Norstadt's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

The Fly, Giant near Norstadt are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Norstadt's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 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.

Norstadt Census Data: Year 2000

24229 of Norstadt's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1321 work in Agriculture
• 5596 work as Craftsmen
• 2015 work as Merchants
• 3586 work as Service Workers
• 2448 work as General Laborers
• 985 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3595 work as Civil Servants
• 2098 work in Cottage Industries
• 1316 work as Artists
• 1269 work in Produce Industries

37978 of Norstadt's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1269 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

The the a cube of Transmutation, an a cube imbued with notable amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Norstadt by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History