Bellawall

Bellawall (/bellawall/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Mu̹chya Danàchyi County, Qezapuqajia County, within the Norwick Principality.

The name Bellawall is derived from the Sylvin language, as Bellawall was founded by Zlepî Theodore, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Bellawall has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Bellawall receives an average of 133 cm/y (52 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Bellawall covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3880 m (12729 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bellawall was founded durring the late 11th century, by Zlepî Theodore. The establishment of Bellawall was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Zlepî Theodore struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Bellawall as a prison colony.

Bellawall was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bellawall is no diffrent. The town'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.

Bellawall is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad cobblestone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Bellawall's frontieer-style 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 town as needed.

Right off the bat Bellawall 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 town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Bellawall 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.

Bellawall 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.

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

Bellawall 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 Town. Bellawall's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Bellawall 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 Bellawall's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bellawall 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.

Bellawall 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Bellawall they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Bellawall's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Bellawall during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Ice Elemental, Medium near Bellawall are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Bellawall's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 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.

Bellawall Census Data: Year 2000

426 of Bellawall's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 97 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 69 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 63 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

864 of Bellawall's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 82 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Bellawall's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century was ravaged by a deadly sickness. was the epicenter of the disaster, but Bellawall suffered the most. Bellawall lost 133 people, 271 livestock, and 97 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is spoken of in hushed whispers as the Wrath of Trepidation.

History