Dunknights

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

The name Dunknights is derived from the Sylvin language, as Dunknights was founded by Yä̂fér Bēs 'Desi Jade' Ya̋chī Cúoīy Ma̋g Richard, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Dunknights has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 18°C (64°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Dunknights receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Dunknights covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 686 m (2250 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dunknights was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1199, by Yä̂fér Bēs 'Desi Jade' Ya̋chī Cúoīy Ma̋g Richard. The establishment of Dunknights was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Yä̂fér Bēs 'Desi Jade' Ya̋chī Cúoīy Ma̋g Richard struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Dunknights as a prison colony.

Dunknights was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dunknights 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.

Dunknights is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow flagstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Dunknights's brittle defences 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 Dunknights 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Dunknights can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Dunknights places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Dunknights 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.

Dunknights 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.

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

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

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

Dunknights 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.

Dunknights 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

Dunknights's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Dunknights the milk never sours.

The Dryad near Dunknights are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Dunknights's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 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.

Dunknights Census Data: Year 2000

417 of Dunknights's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 88 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 72 work as Service Workers
• 43 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 62 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

855 of Dunknights's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 52 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dunknights 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.

Dunknights is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History