Falcshaw

Falcshaw ([root words not on file] [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Metropolis located in Havenfall Dutchy, North County, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Falcshaw is derived from the Gnollish language, as Falcshaw was founded by Glkesh vyim Yuvnoyutsɪxt, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Falcshaw has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 16°C (60°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Falcshaw receives an average of 254 cm/y (99 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Falcshaw covers an area of nearly 27 km² (10 mi²), and an average elevation of 2046 m (6712 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Falcshaw was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1332, by Glkesh vyim Yuvnoyutsɪxt. The establishment of Falcshaw was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Falcshaw's construction back out of the project. Glkesh vyim Yuvnoyutsɪxt pushed on reguardles, and Falcshaw was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Falcshaw was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Falcshaw is no diffrent. The metropolis's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Falcshaw is is constructed arround a series of broad gravel mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The riverside metropolis is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Falcshaw, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Astonishigly, the Relic of the World That Was are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Falcshaw hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this metropolis has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The metropolis is very clearly a joyfull place as well as wealthy. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

Falcshaw 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.

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

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

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

Falcshaw 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.

Falcshaw 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.

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

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

Falcshaw 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.

Falcshaw 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.

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

Falcshaw has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Falcshaw 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 Metropolis. Falcshaw's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Falcshaw 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.

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

Falcshaw 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.

Falcshaw 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 Falcshaw's natural decorations nor waterways.

Falcshaw 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.

Falcshaw 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.

Falcshaw 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.

Falcshaw 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

Falcshaw's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Falcshaw vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Begedhi, Parasite near Falcshaw are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Falcshaw's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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 Eyom'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.

Falcshaw Census Data: Year 2000

1164179 of Falcshaw's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 61155 work in Agriculture
• 256157 work as Craftsmen
• 95192 work as Merchants
• 180683 work as Service Workers
• 119334 work as General Laborers
• 48740 work as Skilled Laborers
• 173228 work as Civil Servants
• 100922 work in Cottage Industries
• 64834 work as Artists
• 63934 work in Produce Industries

2086952 of Falcshaw's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. -184137 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Falcshaw 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.

Falcshaw is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Lake Bedo began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which was isolated to the area around Falcshaw, which was swallowed by the fumes for several days. Falcshaw lost 279 people, 100 livestock, and 37 buildings in the disaster, though it is of note the local plant life flourished after the disaster. The disaster is referred to as the Heartache Wind.

History