Crookstadt

Crookstadt (/crookstadt/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Cosea Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Crookstadt is derived from the Sylvin language, as Crookstadt was founded by Myfanwy Every, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Crookstadt 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). Crookstadt receives an average of 288 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Crookstadt covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2702 m (8864 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Crookstadt was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1185, by Myfanwy Every. The establishment of Crookstadt was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Myfanwy Every struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Crookstadt as a prison colony.

Crookstadt was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Crookstadt is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Crookstadt is was constructed arround several spacious canals mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Crookstadt's size could have. The well-designed, yet cheep 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.

The town shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Crookstadt 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.

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

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

Crookstadt 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.

Crookstadt 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.

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

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

Crookstadt 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 Crookstadt's natural decorations nor waterways.

Crookstadt 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.

Crookstadt 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Crookstadt's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Crookstadt.

The Amoeba, Giant near Crookstadt are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Crookstadt's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 via throat 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.

Crookstadt Census Data: Year 2000

469 of Crookstadt's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 103 work as Craftsmen
• 35 work as Merchants
• 77 work as Service Workers
• 46 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 74 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

900 of Crookstadt's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 103 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Crookstadt has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. One of Crookstadt's festivals remembers the hero.

History