Croasdale Castle

Croasdale Castle (/croasdale/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Violetwater Dutchy, Yehan Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Croasdale Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Croasdale Castle was founded by Brèbè Ham, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Croasdale Castle has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Croasdale Castle receives an average of 136 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Croasdale Castle covers an area of nearly 146 km² (58 mi²), and an average elevation of 5774 m (18943 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Croasdale Castle was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1171, by Brèbè Ham. The establishment of Croasdale Castle was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Croasdale Castle's construction back out of the project. Brèbè Ham pushed on reguardles, and Croasdale Castle was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Croasdale Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Croasdale Castle is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Croasdale Castle is buildings are located arround a single spacious baked earthen mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Croasdale Castle, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The city's Relic of the World That Was are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Croasdale Castle makes you wonder how anything ever gets done. The locals have clear, obvious rivalries with one another, as seen through clenched teeth and fake smiles. What’s more, there is a serious lack of any organization and planning in Croasdale Castle’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The city seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Croasdale Castle 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.

Croasdale Castle 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.

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

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

Croasdale Castle 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.

Croasdale Castle 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.

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

Croasdale Castle has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Croasdale Castle 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. Croasdale Castle's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

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

Croasdale Castle has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Croasdale Castle 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 Croasdale Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Croasdale Castle 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.

Croasdale Castle 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.

Croasdale Castle 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

Croasdale Castle's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Croasdale Castle.

The Fox, Fading near Croasdale Castle are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Croasdale Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via singing.

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.

Croasdale Castle Census Data: Year 2000

13097 of Croasdale Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 687 work in Agriculture
• 2889 work as Craftsmen
• 1072 work as Merchants
• 1955 work as Service Workers
• 1361 work as General Laborers
• 531 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2034 work as Civil Servants
• 1153 work in Cottage Industries
• 717 work as Artists
• 698 work in Produce Industries

20612 of Croasdale Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 687 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Croasdale Castle's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

Croasdale Castle used to be much richer, but something happened in the last 6 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Croasdale Castle was struck by an anomalously harsh winter storm which brought extreme cold and deep snows along with its blustering winds. The worst of the disaster struck The storm coated everything in a thick layer of ice and freezing countless animals, plants, and people to death. Croasdale Castle lost 168 people, and 352 livestock in the disaster.. The disaster is remembered as the Mourning Screams, after the sounds of the winds.

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