Winsland

Winsland (/winsland / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Meaavea Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Winsland is derived from the Sylvin language, as Winsland was founded by Medea Field, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Winsland has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°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 25°C (77°F). Winsland receives an average of 190 cm/y (74 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Winsland covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3530 m (11581 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Winsland was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1354, by Medea Field. The establishment of Winsland was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Medea Field struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Winsland as a prison colony.

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

Winsland is is constructed arround a series of broad paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's peasent-grade are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

A look around Winsland makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Winsland 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.

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

Winsland 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.

Winsland 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.

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

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

Winsland 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

Winsland 's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is long in Winsland .

The Mud Elemental, Large near Winsland are known to be quite timid.

Winsland 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves reenactments to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 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.

Winsland Census Data: Year 2000

324 of Winsland 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 70 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 56 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

672 of Winsland 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 74 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Winsland produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

The roads leading into Winsland possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

The the a leather gambeson of Invocation, an a leather gambeson imbued with notable amounts of Invocation energies was created near Winsland by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History