Blueriver

Blueriver (/blueriver/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Àdachà Karû Kingdom, Qodtian County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Blueriver is derived from the Sylvin language, as Blueriver was founded by H́adie Evans, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Blueriver has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Blueriver receives an average of 162 cm/y (63 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Blueriver covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5248 m (17217 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Blueriver was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1262, by H́adie Evans. The establishment of Blueriver was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to H́adie Evans electing to pay people to resettle in Blueriver.

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

Blueriver is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious packed earth streets which form hexical 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 town rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Blueriver's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. The town's political statment focused walls are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Blueriver 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. Blueriver ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the town one can see abandoned schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Blueriver 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.

Blueriver 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.

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

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

Blueriver 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

Blueriver'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.

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

The Ovinnik near Blueriver are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Blueriver's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Abjuration energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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.

Blueriver Census Data: Year 2000

382 of Blueriver's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

791 of Blueriver's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 74 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

Blueriver's residents established a new industry (8207 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

The the a scythe of Mysticism, an a scythe imbued with great amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Blueriver by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History