Spruceung

Spruceung (/spruːs/ /ung/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Beacwind Dutchy, Portscomia County, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Spruceung is derived from the Sylvin language, as Spruceung was founded by Ga̋chidaw̄ Nīy 'Wavy Icemewllo' Raw̋g Vúóoīsh Mbōkīkī Elliot, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Spruceung has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Spruceung receives an average of 138 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Spruceung covers an area of nearly 270 km² (108 mi²), and an average elevation of 4062 m (13326 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Spruceung was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1218, by Ga̋chidaw̄ Nīy 'Wavy Icemewllo' Raw̋g Vúóoīsh Mbōkīkī Elliot. The establishment of Spruceung was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Ga̋chidaw̄ Nīy 'Wavy Icemewllo' Raw̋g Vúóoīsh Mbōkīkī Elliot electing to pay people to resettle in Spruceung.

Spruceung was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Spruceung 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.

Spruceung is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow cobblestone streets which form a 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 posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Spruceung's failry decent fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Right off the bat Spruceung hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. It’s easy to see where their wealth comes from the more you look arround. Every aspect of the city has been developed with care and great thought. The people themselves act deliberately and with care in even the simplest of daily actions.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Spruceung 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.

Spruceung 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.

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

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

Spruceung 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.

Spruceung 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Spruceung has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Spruceung 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 Spruceung's natural decorations nor waterways.

Spruceung 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.

Spruceung 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.

Spruceung 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.

Spruceung 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

Spruceung's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Spruceung there are no smells.

The Spriggan near Spruceung are known to be quite timid.

Spruceung's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Invocation 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.

Spruceung Census Data: Year 2000

23896 of Spruceung's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1281 work in Agriculture
• 5351 work as Craftsmen
• 1962 work as Merchants
• 3523 work as Service Workers
• 2455 work as General Laborers
• 981 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3535 work as Civil Servants
• 2153 work in Cottage Industries
• 1365 work as Artists
• 1290 work in Produce Industries

36269 of Spruceung's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3840 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Spruceung is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

The the a tome of Augury, an a tome imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created in Spruceung by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History