Pineleigh

Pineleigh (/pineleigh/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Dährxzuftå Hold, Odwea Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Pineleigh is derived from the Sylvin language, as Pineleigh was founded by Zêlë Hammond, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Pineleigh has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Pineleigh receives an average of 193 cm/y (75 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Pineleigh covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5208 m (17086 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Pineleigh was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1290, by Zêlë Hammond. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Zêlë Hammond.

Pineleigh was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Pineleigh is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Pineleigh is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive packed earth streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The town's robustly designed timber walls 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 town.

Pineleigh has the unmistakable air of a town 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 Pineleigh ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Pineleigh 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.

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

Pineleigh 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.

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

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

Pineleigh 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

While Pineleigh has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Pineleigh's garrison 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 Pineleigh snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Dryad, Half-Fiend near Pineleigh are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Pineleigh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via oath swearing.

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.

Pineleigh Census Data: Year 2000

323 of Pineleigh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 72 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 53 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

675 of Pineleigh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 63 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Pineleigh's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

The the a gorget of Elven High Magic, an a gorget imbued with potent amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created in Pineleigh by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History