Demontear

Demontear (/demontear/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Gumada Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Demontear is derived from the Sylvin language, as Demontear was founded by Theddu Granger, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Demontear has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°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 20°C (68°F). Demontear receives an average of 276 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Demontear covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2448 m (8031 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Demontear was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1174, by Theddu Granger. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Demontear was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Demontear is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Demontear is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow baked earthen streets which form hexical 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 emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

The first thing you notice about Demontear is the large sign at the entrance welcoming you to their humble town. Children come up to you and say hi, some asking if you’ve fought any big monsters, and others just zipping away after their hello. The adults are much the same. By the time you’ve made it a significant way into the town you’ve been invited to a tavern for a pint to drink in exchange for news of the world. You’ve also had no less than three older women give you a sweetroll and direct your attention to their still unmarried children. It would be creepy if it wasn't so sincere.

Civic Infrastructure

Demontear possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

Demontear 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.

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

Demontear 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.

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

Demontear 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 Town. Demontear's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

Demontear 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 Demontear's natural decorations nor waterways.

Demontear 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.

Demontear 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

Demontear's mayor's house 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..

In Demontear leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Nightcaller near Demontear are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Demontear's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Demontear Census Data: Year 2000

478 of Demontear's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 106 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 74 work as Service Workers
• 48 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 73 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

945 of Demontear's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 74 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Demontear is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

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History

The the a tunic of Elven High Magic, an a tunic imbued with great amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created in Demontear by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History