Redenhall

Redenhall (/redenhall/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Southwheat Dutchy, Duytea Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Redenhall is derived from the Sylvin language, as Redenhall was founded by Grovgez Stuart, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Redenhall has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 3°C (37°F). Redenhall receives an average of 214 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Redenhall covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2362 m (7749 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Redenhall was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1311, by Grovgez Stuart. 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 Grovgez Stuart.

Redenhall was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Redenhall is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Redenhall is is constructed arround a series of restrictive flagstone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Redenhall's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Astonishigly, the monster and outlaw focused fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

The town shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Redenhall 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.

Redenhall 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.

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

Redenhall 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 Town. Redenhall's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Redenhall possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Redenhall 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 Redenhall's natural decorations nor waterways.

Redenhall 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.

Redenhall 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

One or more crime bosses have a powerful influence within Redenhall. They may control crime within the community itself, or they may use it simply as a safe haven from which to direct their minions elsewhere. Local law enforcement may know all about them, but lack the strength to confront them and their paid or intimidated henchmen.

Redenhall's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Redenhall most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Dlurgraven near Redenhall are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Redenhall's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves square dance to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Redenhall Census Data: Year 2000

426 of Redenhall's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 92 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 42 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 67 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

857 of Redenhall's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 96 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Redenhall'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 pair of vambraces of Abjuration, an a pair of vambraces imbued with potent amounts of Abjuration energies was created in Redenhall by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History