Og Castle

Og Castle (/ɑg/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Izclea Region of the Tetburland.

The name Og Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Og Castle was founded by Zlêbëmê Wreford, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Og Castle has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Og Castle receives an average of 272 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Og Castle covers an area of nearly 132 km² (52 mi²), and an average elevation of 4340 m (14238 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Og Castle was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1214, by Zlêbëmê Wreford. The establishment of Og Castle was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zlêbëmê Wreford electing to pay people to resettle in Og Castle.

Og Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Og Castle 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.

Og Castle is buildings have been located at convienant points along the lake Og Castle was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the crampt paverstone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The city sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The city's would-be-castle fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Og 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 Og Castle can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Og Castle places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Og 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.

Og 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.

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

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

Og 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.

Og 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.

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

Og Castle has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Og Castle 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. Og Castle's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Og Castle has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Og 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 Og Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Og 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.

Og 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.

Og 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

Og Castle's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Og Castle's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Og Castle grains of dust blow into perfectly neat rows.

The Dinosaur, Ceratosaurus near Og Castle are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Og Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 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.

Og Castle Census Data: Year 2000

11799 of Og Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 644 work in Agriculture
• 2661 work as Craftsmen
• 982 work as Merchants
• 1834 work as Service Workers
• 1214 work as General Laborers
• 477 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1690 work as Civil Servants
• 1005 work in Cottage Industries
• 654 work as Artists
• 638 work in Produce Industries

18558 of Og Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 938 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Og Castle is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a broach of Enchantment, an a broach imbued with notable amounts of Enchantment energies was created in Og Castle by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History