Southpool Citidel

Southpool Citidel (/southpool/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Violetdell Dutchy, Ipoulan Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Southpool Citidel is derived from the Sylvin language, as Southpool Citidel was founded by Hëîv Danahy, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Southpool Citidel has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°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 8°C (46°F). Southpool Citidel receives an average of 251 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Southpool Citidel covers an area of nearly 173 km² (69 mi²), and an average elevation of 3382 m (11095 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Southpool Citidel was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1422, by Hëîv Danahy. The establishment of Southpool Citidel was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Hëîv Danahy electing to pay people to resettle in Southpool Citidel.

Southpool Citidel was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Southpool Citidel is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Southpool Citidel is was constructed arround several premissive packed earth mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Southpool Citidel's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The unusual though effective defenses 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.

A look around Southpool Citidel gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Southpool Citidel makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Southpool Citidel 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.

Southpool Citidel 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.

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

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

Southpool Citidel 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.

Southpool Citidel 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.

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

Southpool Citidel has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Southpool Citidel 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. Southpool Citidel's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

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

Southpool Citidel 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.

Southpool Citidel 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 Southpool Citidel's natural decorations nor waterways.

Southpool Citidel 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.

Southpool Citidel 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.

Southpool Citidel 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.

Southpool Citidel 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

Southpool Citidel's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

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

The Ice Elemental, Small near Southpool Citidel are known to be quite timid.

Southpool Citidel's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Charm energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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.

Southpool Citidel Census Data: Year 2000

15617 of Southpool Citidel's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 838 work in Agriculture
• 3495 work as Craftsmen
• 1290 work as Merchants
• 2414 work as Service Workers
• 1548 work as General Laborers
• 640 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2371 work as Civil Servants
• 1370 work in Cottage Industries
• 840 work as Artists
• 811 work in Produce Industries

22871 of Southpool Citidel's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2456 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Southpool Citidel has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

The the a pair of gloves of Charm, an a pair of gloves imbued with potent amounts of Charm energies was created near Southpool Citidel by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History