Royalette

Royalette (/royalette/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Ænâ Unu̽ County, Tefea County, within the Norwick Principality.

The name Royalette is derived from the Sylvin language, as Royalette was founded by Nrelêj Willcox, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Royalette has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Royalette receives an average of 276 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Royalette covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1256 m (4120 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Royalette was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1165, by Nrelêj Willcox. The establishment of Royalette 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.

Royalette was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Royalette is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Royalette is is constructed arround a series of narrow cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Royalette's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the town's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. Royalette's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Royalette. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Royalette 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.

Royalette 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.

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

Royalette 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.

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

Royalette 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 Royalette's natural decorations nor waterways.

Royalette 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.

Royalette 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

Royalette's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Royalette during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Tangtal (Dupli-Cat) near Royalette are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Royalette's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Transmutation 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.

Royalette Census Data: Year 2000

424 of Royalette's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 89 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 76 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 64 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

897 of Royalette's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 26 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Royalette has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Royalette is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

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

History