Dartborough

Dartborough (/dartborough/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Bāwkyoīä Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Dartborough is derived from the Sylvin language, as Dartborough was founded by Fyênm Cadwaladr Lloyd Lloyd Webber Hawkinson Crute Allred, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Dartborough has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Dartborough receives an average of 269 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Dartborough covers an area of nearly 8 km² (3 mi²), and an average elevation of 2336 m (7664 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dartborough was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1137, by Fyênm Cadwaladr Lloyd Lloyd Webber Hawkinson Crute Allred. The establishment of Dartborough 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.

Dartborough was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dartborough 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.

Dartborough is buildings are speckled and packed arround restrictive worn bedrock streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Dartborough's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Right off the bat Dartborough hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the town nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the town, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Dartborough 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.

Dartborough 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.

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

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

Dartborough 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 Dartborough's natural decorations nor waterways.

Dartborough 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.

Dartborough 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.

Dartborough 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

Dartborough's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Dartborough every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Stymphalian Bird (Bronze Beak) near Dartborough are known to be quite timid.

Dartborough's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Charm 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.

Dartborough Census Data: Year 2000

616 of Dartborough's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 39 work in Agriculture
• 137 work as Craftsmen
• 50 work as Merchants
• 94 work as Service Workers
• 60 work as General Laborers
• 22 work as Skilled Laborers
• 93 work as Civil Servants
• 56 work in Cottage Industries
• 31 work as Artists
• 34 work in Produce Industries

1192 of Dartborough's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 75 (4%) are noncontributers.

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History

Dartborough is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a most peculiar disaster struck Dartborough, causing great chunks of ice to fall from the sky. Dartborough lost 214 people, 184 livestock, and 72 buildings in the disaster.. The ice rain is generally remembered as the Anguish Rain.

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