Paddon

Paddon (/paddon / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Cosea Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Paddon is derived from the Sylvin language, as Paddon was founded by Ůts Nicholl, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Paddon has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 22°C (71°F). Paddon receives an average of 290 cm/y (114 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Paddon covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1220 m (4002 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Paddon was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1525, by Ůts Nicholl. The establishment of Paddon was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Ůts Nicholl electing to pay people to resettle in Paddon .

Paddon was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Paddon 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.

Paddon is was constructed arround several restrictive baked earthen mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

A look around Paddon seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Paddon 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.

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

Paddon 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.

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

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

Paddon 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

Paddon 's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is recurring in Paddon .

The Lizard near Paddon are known to be quite timid.

Paddon 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Paddon Census Data: Year 2000

280 of Paddon 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 60 work as Craftsmen
• 20 work as Merchants
• 43 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 8 work as Skilled Laborers
• 44 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 12 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

656 of Paddon 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 28 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Paddon was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

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History

The the a suit of Lamellar armour of Mysticism, an a suit of Lamellar armour imbued with great amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Paddon by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History