Carrickshire

Carrickshire (/carrickshire/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Gàiēcèp County, Dāmêvr Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Carrickshire is derived from the Sylvin language, as Carrickshire was founded by Ktilèb Leith-Ross, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Carrickshire has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 17°C (62°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Carrickshire receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Carrickshire covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 278 m (912 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Carrickshire was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1174, by Ktilèb Leith-Ross. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Ktilèb Leith-Ross.

Carrickshire was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Carrickshire is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Carrickshire is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive flagstone streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The millitarily questionable fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A quick look in any direction shows Carrickshire is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Carrickshire 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.

Carrickshire 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.

Carrickshire 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.

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

Carrickshire 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 Carrickshire's natural decorations nor waterways.

Carrickshire 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.

Carrickshire 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

Carrickshire's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Carrickshire sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Boggard near Carrickshire are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Carrickshire's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Carrickshire Census Data: Year 2000

484 of Carrickshire's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 106 work as Craftsmen
• 38 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

977 of Carrickshire's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 60 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Carrickshire is home to some form of natural wonder. It could be a hot spring, or an especially enchanting glade, or a particular vista. Whatever it is, it's such a lovely attraction that Carrickshire sees its fair share of tourists every year from all across Eyom. Consequently, its residents speak many languages at a functional level.

Carrickshire is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Carrickshire was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Carrickshire. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Carrickshire lost 269 people, 165 livestock, and 67 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 84, when members of Carrickshire's militia enacted an operation to scout a specific location for information about the enemy. The operation was complicated by the enemy setting up an ambush. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Carrickshire's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Carrickshire's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History