Rothwick

Rothwick (/rothwick / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Senjiqtmevimusu Parish, Emada County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Rothwick is derived from the Sylvin language, as Rothwick was founded by Glkeshëm Donovan, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Rothwick has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Rothwick receives an average of 174 cm/y (68 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Rothwick covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 8090 m (-16407 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Rothwick was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1225, by Glkeshëm Donovan. The establishment of Rothwick 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.

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

Rothwick is buildings are arranged arround a single crampt cobblestone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The town'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 town.

A look around Rothwick has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Rothwick long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Rothwick 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.

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

Rothwick 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.

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

Rothwick 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 Rothwick 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Rothwick 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.

Rothwick 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

Rothwick 's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Rothwick .

The Magmin near Rothwick are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Rothwick 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 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.

Rothwick Census Data: Year 2000

433 of Rothwick 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 92 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 44 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

892 of Rothwick 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 69 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Rothwick is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Rothwick 's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

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