Silver Maple

Silver Maple (/ˈsɪlvər ˈmeɪpəl/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Kíhdj̼àm County, Yehan Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Silver Maple is derived from the Sylvin language, as Silver Maple was founded by Nrî Guynner Glancey, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Silver Maple has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Silver Maple receives an average of 133 cm/y (52 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Silver Maple covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4116 m (13503 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Silver Maple was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1433, by Nrî Guynner Glancey. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

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

Silver Maple is buildings have been located at convienant points along the swamp Silver Maple was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the narrow cobblestone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Silver Maple weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Silver Maple's budget focused millitary grade defenses are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Silver Maple is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The town has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Silver Maple 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.

Silver Maple 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.

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

Silver Maple 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 Silver Maple's natural decorations nor waterways.

Silver Maple 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.

Silver Maple 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.

Silver Maple 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

Silver Maple's garrison 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..

In Silver Maple snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Urdefhan near Silver Maple are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Silver Maple's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves line dance to channel Abjuration 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.

Silver Maple Census Data: Year 2000

539 of Silver Maple's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 127 work as Craftsmen
• 44 work as Merchants
• 86 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 79 work as Civil Servants
• 48 work in Cottage Industries
• 26 work as Artists
• 29 work in Produce Industries

1005 of Silver Maple's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 98 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Silver Maple produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

POI

History

The the a suit of Jack chain armor of Transmutation, an a suit of Jack chain armor imbued with notable amounts of Transmutation energies was created near Silver Maple by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History