Stever

Stever (/ˈstivər / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Village located in Rosedale Dutchy, Liate County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Stever is derived from the Sylvin language, as Stever was founded by Tsåhid Michelmore, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Stever has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Stever receives an average of 143 cm/y (56 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Stever covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3408 m (11181 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Stever was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1058, by Tsåhid Michelmore. The establishment of Stever suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Stever which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Stever was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Stever is no diffrent. The village'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.

Stever is buildings are arranged arround a single restrictive paverstone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the village a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The village 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. Stever 's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The village's monster and outlaw focused fortifications 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 village.

Stever is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the village like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. There’s a patern to the panic. It’s not easy to see, and no one quite agrees on what it is, but the locals know and operate under this pattern. It shapes everything they do, and you feel as if you’ve almost worked it out only for some small detail to devastate your theory every time you try and comprehend it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Stever 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.

Stever 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.

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

Stever has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Stever 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.

Cultural Notes

Stever 's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Stever birds speak prophesy.

The Domovoi near Stever are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Stever 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves ritual combat to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 2 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Stever Census Data: Year 2000

209 of Stever 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 19 work in Agriculture
• 43 work as Craftsmen
• 16 work as Merchants
• 36 work as Service Workers
• 20 work as General Laborers
• 6 work as Skilled Laborers
• 30 work as Civil Servants
• 20 work in Cottage Industries
• 7 work as Artists
• 12 work in Produce Industries

555 of Stever 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 31 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Stever was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

Stever makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

The the a ball of Transmutation, an a ball imbued with potent amounts of Transmutation energies was created near Stever by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History