Smetherby

Smetherby (/smetherby / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Vuladi County, Yean County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Smetherby is derived from the Sylvin language, as Smetherby was founded by Lelva Cardsley, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Smetherby has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Smetherby receives an average of 109 cm/y (42 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Smetherby covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5878 m (19284 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Smetherby was founded durring the late 10th century, by Lelva Cardsley. The establishment of Smetherby was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Lelva Cardsley struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Smetherby as a prison colony.

Smetherby was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Smetherby is no diffrent. The town'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.

Smetherby is is constructed arround a series of narrow baked earthen mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Smetherby seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Smetherby 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.

Smetherby 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.

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

Smetherby 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 Town. Smetherby 's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Smetherby 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 Smetherby 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Smetherby 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.

Smetherby 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

Smetherby 's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

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

The Amoeba, Giant near Smetherby are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Smetherby 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Wild Magic 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.

Smetherby Census Data: Year 2000

429 of Smetherby 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 68 work as Service Workers
• 44 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

845 of Smetherby 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 81 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Smetherby has a conflict with a neighboring community. This usually isn't part of a larger war, but is instead a personal animosity between them. It may be the community has suffered at their enemy's hands, or they may have been the ones applying the suffering. Constant low-level skirmishes and trouble making go on between the two.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Smetherby . was immortalized in song for this deed.

History