Cartmere

Cartmere (/cartmere/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Kshizbāj̼ Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Cartmere is derived from the Sylvin language, as Cartmere was founded by Dyêyêm Rogers, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Cartmere 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 22°C (71°F). Cartmere receives an average of 299 cm/y (117 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Cartmere covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1484 m (4868 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Cartmere was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1496, by Dyêyêm Rogers. The establishment of Cartmere was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Cartmere's construction back out of the project. Dyêyêm Rogers pushed on reguardles, and Cartmere was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Cartmere was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Cartmere is no diffrent. The town'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.

Cartmere is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of spacious gravel 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 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. Cartmere's millitarily questionable fortifications are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look around Cartmere gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is 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 Cartmere brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Cartmere 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.

Cartmere 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.

Cartmere 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.

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

Cartmere possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Cartmere 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

Cartmere's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Cartmere rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Begedhi, Parasite near Cartmere are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Cartmere's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via oath swearing.

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.

Cartmere Census Data: Year 2000

398 of Cartmere's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 86 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 68 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 60 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

810 of Cartmere's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 63 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Cartmere is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

Cartmere used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Cartmere.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century heavy spring rains following an uncharacteristically dry year and a minor earthquake resulted in the collapse of the south east side of Heartache Valley. the landslide struck Cartmere, and devastated the community. 149 people, 368 livestock, and 49 buildings were lost to the calamity. The disaster is recorded in history as Heartache's Fall.

History