Silvercombe

Silvercombe (/silvercombe/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Cosea Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Silvercombe is derived from the Sylvin language, as Silvercombe was founded by Zrugru Rainforth, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Silvercombe has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Silvercombe receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Silvercombe covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3114 m (10216 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Silvercombe was founded durring the late 9th century, by Zrugru Rainforth. The establishment of Silvercombe was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zrugru Rainforth electing to pay people to resettle in Silvercombe.

Silvercombe was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Silvercombe is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Silvercombe is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad split-log ties streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused defences 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.

Silvercombe has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Silvercombe’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Silvercombe 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.

Silvercombe 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.

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

Silvercombe has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Silvercombe 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.

Cultural Notes

Silvercombe's town hall 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 Silvercombe 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 Silvercombe are known to be quite timid.

Silvercombe's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Silvercombe Census Data: Year 2000

323 of Silvercombe's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 48 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

691 of Silvercombe's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 64 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Silvercombe 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).

Silvercombe is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a plate of Summoning, an a plate imbued with great amounts of Summoning energies was created in Silvercombe by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History