Thordik Citidel

Thordik Citidel (/ˈθɔrli/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Large City located in Woodmeadow Dutchy, Ivbea Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Thordik Citidel is derived from the Sylvin language, as Thordik Citidel was founded by Rēbō Ga̋m 'Munch Bullet' Gä̋chvē Cóń̄y Dākīy Ca̋chī Vú̄̋ Brook, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Thordik Citidel has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°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 10°C (50°F). Thordik Citidel receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Thordik Citidel covers an area of nearly 189 km² (75 mi²), and an average elevation of 3666 m (12027 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Thordik Citidel was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1273, by Rēbō Ga̋m 'Munch Bullet' Gä̋chvē Cóń̄y Dākīy Ca̋chī Vú̄̋ Brook. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Rēbō Ga̋m 'Munch Bullet' Gä̋chvē Cóń̄y Dākīy Ca̋chī Vú̄̋ Brook.

Thordik Citidel was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Thordik Citidel 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.

Thordik Citidel is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive packed earth 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 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. The city's failry decent 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 city.

Thordik Citidel has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Thordik Citidel ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. On top of this is an unmistakable feeling that Thordik Citidel is in this condition because there is something terribly wrong with the city. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine which makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Thordik Citidel long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Thordik Citidel 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.

Thordik Citidel 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.

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

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

Thordik Citidel 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.

Thordik Citidel 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.

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

Thordik Citidel has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Thordik Citidel 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. Thordik Citidel's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

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

Thordik Citidel has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Thordik Citidel 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 Thordik Citidel's natural decorations nor waterways.

Thordik Citidel 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.

Thordik Citidel 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.

Thordik Citidel 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.

Thordik Citidel 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

Thordik Citidel's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Thordik Citidel's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Thordik Citidel the milk never sours.

The Drake, Fire near Thordik Citidel are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Thordik Citidel's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves orgies to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Thordik Citidel Census Data: Year 2000

16979 of Thordik Citidel's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 964 work in Agriculture
• 3774 work as Craftsmen
• 1356 work as Merchants
• 2585 work as Service Workers
• 1737 work as General Laborers
• 688 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2536 work as Civil Servants
• 1510 work in Cottage Industries
• 932 work as Artists
• 897 work in Produce Industries

24697 of Thordik Citidel's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3136 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Thordik Citidel 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 late 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Thordik Citidel for years. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History