Stardrum

Stardrum (/stardrum/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Wildeborough Dutchy, Fusan Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Stardrum is derived from the Sylvin language, as Stardrum was founded by Faimes Pugh Hough, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Stardrum 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). Stardrum receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Stardrum covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4490 m (14730 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Stardrum was founded durring the late 19th century in late spring of the year 1781, by Faimes Pugh Hough. The establishment of Stardrum suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Stardrum which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Stardrum was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 19th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Stardrum 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.

Stardrum is buildings are speckled and packed arround restrictive flagstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Stardrum's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Astonishigly, the monster and outlaw focused fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Stardrum 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 town 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 town 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

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

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

Stardrum 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.

Stardrum 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.

Stardrum 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.

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

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

Stardrum 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 Stardrum's natural decorations nor waterways.

Stardrum 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.

Stardrum 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Stardrum they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Stardrum's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Stardrum most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Stardrum are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Stardrum's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves creating small tokens to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Stardrum Census Data: Year 2000

415 of Stardrum's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 89 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 67 work as Service Workers
• 43 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 62 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

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

Points of Interest

Stardrum has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

The the a stattuette of Illusion, an a stattuette imbued with potent amounts of Illusion energies was created near Stantwood by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History