Cammead

Cammead (/kæm/ /miːd/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Greenedge Dutchy, Seararing County, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Cammead is derived from the Sylvin language, as Cammead was founded by Húlien Cruise, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Cammead has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Cammead receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Cammead covers an area of nearly 400 km² (160 mi²), and an average elevation of 2694 m (8838 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Cammead was founded durring the late 11th century, by Húlien Cruise. The establishment of Cammead suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Cammead was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Cammead 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.

Cammead is is constructed arround a series of broad split-log ties mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Cammead's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. Astonishigly, the unusual though effective defenses are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Cammead has the unmistakable air of a city 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. Whatever industry once fueled Cammead ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Cammead as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the city brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Cammead 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.

Cammead 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.

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

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

Cammead 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.

Cammead 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.

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

Cammead has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Cammead 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. Cammead's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

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

Cammead has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Cammead 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 Cammead's natural decorations nor waterways.

Cammead 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.

Cammead 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.

Cammead 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.

Cammead 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

Cammead's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Cammead hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Child of the Briar near Cammead are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Cammead's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via 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 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.

Cammead Census Data: Year 2000

35011 of Cammead's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1878 work in Agriculture
• 7908 work as Craftsmen
• 2939 work as Merchants
• 5198 work as Service Workers
• 3658 work as General Laborers
• 1458 work as Skilled Laborers
• 4973 work as Civil Servants
• 3177 work in Cottage Industries
• 1951 work as Artists
• 1871 work in Produce Industries

52795 of Cammead's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 6608 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Cammead is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Cammead's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History