Skri̽ Stro Hadfow

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow (/scri̽/ /stro/ [tired (needing rest)] [rake; fork]) is a subtropical City located in the Skruvnōk Moot of the Rosid.

The name Skri̽ Stro Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Skri̽ Stro Hadfow was founded by Hèsë, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 7°C (44°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 1°C (33°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Skri̽ Stro Hadfow receives an average of 203 cm/y (79 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Skri̽ Stro Hadfow covers an area of nearly 45 km² (18 mi²), and an average elevation of 1400 m (4593 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1178, by Hèsë. The establishment of Skri̽ Stro Hadfow suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Skri̽ Stro Hadfow which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Skri̽ Stro Hadfow is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad cobblestone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The city's would-be-castle fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Skri̽ Stro Hadfow, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The city is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Skri̽ Stro Hadfow.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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.

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

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

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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 City. Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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 Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow 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

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

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

The Rabbit near Skri̽ Stro Hadfow are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

3967 of Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 226 work in Agriculture
• 908 work as Craftsmen
• 316 work as Merchants
• 621 work as Service Workers
• 402 work as General Laborers
• 157 work as Skilled Laborers
• 559 work as Civil Servants
• 360 work in Cottage Industries
• 207 work as Artists
• 211 work in Produce Industries

6034 of Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 638 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Skri̽ Stro Hadfow is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

Skri̽ Stro Hadfow is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Skri̽ Stro Hadfow was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Skri̽ Stro Hadfow. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Skri̽ Stro Hadfow lost 273 people, 338 livestock, and 71 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 55, when members of Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's militia enacted an operation to patrol a specific area to dissuade the enemy from their current activities. The operation was complicated by freezing cold, such that the troops suffered frostbite. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in victory for Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Skri̽ Stro Hadfow's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History