Soilant

Soilant (/sɔɪl/ /ænt/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Stotlia Earldom of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Soilant is derived from the Sylvin language, as Soilant was founded by Thuri Phrubegra Byrd, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Soilant 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). Soilant receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Soilant covers an area of nearly 267 km² (106 mi²), and an average elevation of 3452 m (11325 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Soilant was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the late 7th century, by Thuri Phrubegra Byrd. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Soilant was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 7th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Soilant is no diffrent. The city'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.

Soilant is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive baked earthen streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Soilant, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Soilant's Relic of the World That Was has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Soilant has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Soilant suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Soilant long.

Civic Infrastructure

Soilant possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Soilant 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.

Soilant 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.

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

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

Soilant 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.

Soilant 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.

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

Soilant has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Soilant 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. Soilant's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Soilant possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Soilant 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.

Soilant 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 Soilant's natural decorations nor waterways.

Soilant 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.

Soilant 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.

Soilant 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.

Soilant is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Soilant's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Soilant yeast remains dormant.

The Thanatos Fey near Soilant are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Soilant's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via proclamations.

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.

Soilant Census Data: Year 2000

24120 of Soilant's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1431 work in Agriculture
• 5319 work as Craftsmen
• 1952 work as Merchants
• 3600 work as Service Workers
• 2466 work as General Laborers
• 961 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3580 work as Civil Servants
• 2213 work in Cottage Industries
• 1316 work as Artists
• 1282 work in Produce Industries

37102 of Soilant's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1893 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Soilant's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

The the a hood of Wild Magic, an a hood imbued with great amounts of Wild Magic energies was created near Soilant by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History