Shortaflete Castle

Shortaflete Castle (/shortaflete/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Shorehall Dutchy, Qiban Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Shortaflete Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Shortaflete Castle was founded by Gêlë Cowan, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Shortaflete Castle has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Shortaflete Castle receives an average of 138 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Shortaflete Castle covers an area of nearly 53 km² (21 mi²), and an average elevation of 3244 m (10643 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Shortaflete Castle was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1417, by Gêlë Cowan. The establishment of Shortaflete Castle suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Shortaflete Castle which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Shortaflete Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Shortaflete 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.

Shortaflete Castle is is constructed arround a series of premissive cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. 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. Shortaflete Castle's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The city's monster and outlaw focused fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Shortaflete Castle gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Shortaflete Castle brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Shortaflete Castle possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

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

Shortaflete 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.

Shortaflete 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.

Shortaflete 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.

Shortaflete 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.

Shortaflete 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.

Shortaflete 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.

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

Shortaflete Castle has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Shortaflete 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 Large City. Shortaflete Castle's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Shortaflete Castle has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Shortaflete Castle has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Shortaflete 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 Shortaflete Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Shortaflete 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.

Shortaflete 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.

Shortaflete 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

Shortaflete Castle's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Shortaflete Castle every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Leshy, Lichen near Shortaflete Castle are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Shortaflete Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Invocation 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.

Shortaflete Castle Census Data: Year 2000

4742 of Shortaflete Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 264 work in Agriculture
• 1058 work as Craftsmen
• 376 work as Merchants
• 717 work as Service Workers
• 486 work as General Laborers
• 196 work as Skilled Laborers
• 698 work as Civil Servants
• 425 work in Cottage Industries
• 260 work as Artists
• 262 work in Produce Industries

7430 of Shortaflete Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 507 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Shortaflete Castle is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Shortaflete Castle is seriously plagued with raiders. One or more groups of persistent plunderers are hitting the community repeatedly, and they lack the necessary resources to fend them off or protect all their holdings.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History