Spinacre

Spinacre (/spinacre/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Linash Dutchy, Tifia County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Spinacre is derived from the Sylvin language, as Spinacre was founded by Bleddyn Shovelton, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Spinacre has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Spinacre receives an average of 148 cm/y (58 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Spinacre covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5660 m (18569 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Spinacre was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1236, by Bleddyn Shovelton. The establishment of Spinacre was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Spinacre's construction back out of the project. Bleddyn Shovelton pushed on reguardles, and Spinacre was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Spinacre was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Spinacre is no diffrent. The town'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.

Spinacre is buildings are built arround a single broad cobblestone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences 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 Spinacre is like a look into a broken heart. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need. It’s not malicious. Heads are hung. Eyes are empty. Something truly horrible happened here once upon a time and the town never healed.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Spinacre 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.

Spinacre 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.

Spinacre 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.

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

Spinacre possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Spinacre 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 Spinacre's natural decorations nor waterways.

Spinacre 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.

Spinacre 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

Spinacre's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Spinacre rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Ghoul near Spinacre are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Spinacre's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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.

Spinacre Census Data: Year 2000

430 of Spinacre's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 95 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 62 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

872 of Spinacre's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 83 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Spinacre produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

Spinacre is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Spinacre. One of Spinacre's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History