Tean Castle

Tean Castle (/tean/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Cosea Provence of the Hobben.

The name Tean Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Tean Castle was founded by Lucatela Rush, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Tean Castle has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Tean Castle receives an average of 298 cm/y (117 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Tean Castle covers an area of nearly 76 km² (30 mi²), and an average elevation of 918 m (3011 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tean Castle was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1199, by Lucatela Rush. The establishment of Tean Castle was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Lucatela Rush struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Tean Castle as a prison colony.

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

Tean Castle is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive cobblestone streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. Tean Castle's cost-cutting-focused defences are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

A look around Tean Castle is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around city. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the city seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Tean Castle 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.

Tean Castle 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.

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

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

Tean Castle 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.

Tean Castle 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.

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

Tean Castle has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Tean Castle 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. Tean Castle's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Tean Castle possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Tean Castle 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.

Tean Castle 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 Tean Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Tean Castle 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.

Tean Castle 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.

Tean Castle 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Tean Castle's town hall 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 Tean Castle there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Lizard near Tean Castle are known to be quite timid.

Tean Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via singing.

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.

Tean Castle Census Data: Year 2000

6841 of Tean Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 390 work in Agriculture
• 1546 work as Craftsmen
• 555 work as Merchants
• 1029 work as Service Workers
• 686 work as General Laborers
• 270 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1013 work as Civil Servants
• 613 work in Cottage Industries
• 382 work as Artists
• 357 work in Produce Industries

10942 of Tean Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 362 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Tean Castle was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Tean Castle lost 239 people, 310 livestock, and 47 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 127, when members of Tean Castle's militia enacted an operation to escort a particular irregulars group to a safe location. The operation was complicated by an outbreak of plague which struck the ranks, killing many and laying low many more. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the research site, which ended in victory for Tean Castle's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Tean Castle's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History