Towernaze

Towernaze (/towernaze/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Thëèthe County, Yutate County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Towernaze is derived from the Sylvin language, as Towernaze was founded by Zèdsmêv Albin, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Towernaze has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Towernaze receives an average of 142 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Towernaze covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4002 m (13129 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Towernaze was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1183, by Zèdsmêv Albin. The establishment of Towernaze suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Towernaze which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

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

Towernaze is is constructed arround a series of restrictive flagstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town 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. Unfortuantly, these failry decent fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Towernaze has the unmistakable air of a town 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 Towernaze ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Even with that as it is, everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or much of both. The town should be gone, not dying. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

Towernaze possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Towernaze 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.

Towernaze 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.

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

Towernaze possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

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

Towernaze 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

Towernaze's chapel 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 Towernaze the milk never sours.

The Amoeba Swarm near Towernaze are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Towernaze's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via throat 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.

Towernaze Census Data: Year 2000

376 of Towernaze's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 83 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

756 of Towernaze's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 98 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Towernaze is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Towernaze. One of Towernaze's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History