Brigh Spa

Brigh Spa (/brigh spɑ / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Amjàv County, Emzada Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Brigh Spa is derived from the Sylvin language, as Brigh Spa was founded by Uirneth Hay Petre, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Brigh Spa has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Brigh Spa receives an average of 135 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Brigh Spa covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3706 m (12158 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Brigh Spa was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1151, by Uirneth Hay Petre. The establishment of Brigh Spa was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Uirneth Hay Petre electing to pay people to resettle in Brigh Spa .

Brigh Spa was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Brigh Spa 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.

Brigh Spa is buildings folow an organic layout of premissive baked earthen streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

A look around Brigh Spa 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

Brigh Spa 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.

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

Brigh Spa 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.

Brigh Spa 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.

Brigh Spa 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.

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

Brigh Spa 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. Brigh Spa 's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Brigh Spa 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.

Brigh Spa 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

Brigh Spa 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Brigh Spa the milk never sours.

The Sandman near Brigh Spa are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Brigh Spa 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Brigh Spa Census Data: Year 2000

380 of Brigh Spa 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 79 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

810 of Brigh Spa 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 62 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Brigh Spa ’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Brigh Spa ’s streets.

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Brigh Spa was attacked by savage lizardfolks living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Brigh Spa lost 299 people, 181 livestock, and 87 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 38, when members of Brigh Spa 's militia enacted an operation to locate a specific faction leader. The operation was complicated by major logistical problems. The conflict ended with the defense of the mine against a siege, which ended in victory for Brigh Spa 's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Brigh Spa 's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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