Birkin Castle

Birkin Castle (/birkin/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Nahan Provence of the Hobben.

The name Birkin Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Birkin Castle was founded by Tregfèdo Wren Scott, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Birkin Castle has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Birkin Castle receives an average of 281 cm/y (110 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Birkin Castle covers an area of nearly 107 km² (42 mi²), and an average elevation of 4718 m (15479 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Birkin Castle was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1163, by Tregfèdo Wren Scott. The establishment of Birkin Castle was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Birkin Castle's construction back out of the project. Tregfèdo Wren Scott pushed on reguardles, and Birkin Castle was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Birkin Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Birkin Castle is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Birkin Castle is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of restrictive cobblestone streets which form triangular 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 has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. Birkin Castle's brittle defences has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Birkin Castle seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are smiling, quietly exchanging words with a friend, or simply enjoying the day as they work. It reminds you of an evening at home as everyone dined, having run out of things to talk about and embraced the savory meal before them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Birkin Castle 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.

Birkin Castle 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.

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

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

Birkin Castle 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.

Birkin Castle 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.

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

Birkin Castle has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Birkin Castle 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. Birkin Castle's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

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

Birkin Castle 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.

Birkin Castle 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 Birkin Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Birkin Castle 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.

Birkin Castle 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.

Birkin Castle 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

While Birkin Castle has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Birkin Castle's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Birkin Castle leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Ooze, Amber near Birkin Castle are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Birkin Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Charm energies of tier 2 via divine sermons.

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.

Birkin Castle Census Data: Year 2000

9603 of Birkin Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 527 work in Agriculture
• 2124 work as Craftsmen
• 769 work as Merchants
• 1490 work as Service Workers
• 969 work as General Laborers
• 386 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1385 work as Civil Servants
• 893 work in Cottage Industries
• 534 work as Artists
• 526 work in Produce Industries

14825 of Birkin Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1017 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Birkin Castle is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with good fortune for a year and a day. One of Birkin Castle's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History