Redfords Castle

Redfords Castle (/ˈrɛdfərd/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Small City located in Esterfair Dutchy, Nuea Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Redfords Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Redfords Castle was founded by Saelheneb Watling, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Redfords Castle has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°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 9°C (48°F). Redfords Castle receives an average of 208 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Redfords Castle covers an area of nearly 16 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 4498 m (14757 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Redfords Castle was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1135, by Saelheneb Watling. The establishment of Redfords Castle suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

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

Redfords Castle is was constructed arround several broad worn bedrock 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 city 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. Redfords Castle's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Redfords Castle shows Redfords Castle as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The city has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Redfords Castle places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Redfords 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.

Redfords 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.

Redfords 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.

Redfords 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.

Redfords 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.

Redfords 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.

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

Redfords 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 Small City. Redfords Castle's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Redfords 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 Redfords Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Redfords 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.

Redfords 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.

Redfords 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

One or more crime bosses have a powerful influence within Redfords Castle. 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.

Redfords Castle's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Redfords Castle leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Mud Elemental, Large near Redfords Castle are known to be quite timid.

Redfords Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sex to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Redfords Castle Census Data: Year 2000

1369 of Redfords Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 73 work in Agriculture
• 307 work as Craftsmen
• 108 work as Merchants
• 215 work as Service Workers
• 142 work as General Laborers
• 53 work as Skilled Laborers
• 197 work as Civil Servants
• 128 work in Cottage Industries
• 75 work as Artists
• 71 work in Produce Industries

2403 of Redfords Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 76 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Redfords Castle is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Redfords Castle. Redfords Castle created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History