Earthter

Earthter (/earthter/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Woodrock Dutchy, Odwea Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Earthter is derived from the Sylvin language, as Earthter was founded by Tshêm Massey, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Earthter has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°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 4°C (39°F). Earthter receives an average of 138 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Earthter covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4688 m (15380 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Earthter was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1411, by Tshêm Massey. The establishment of Earthter 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.

Earthter was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Earthter 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.

Earthter is is constructed arround a semi-circular narrow gravel mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's minimaly adiquite 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.

Earthter has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Earthter ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Earthter as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the town brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Earthter 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.

Earthter 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.

Earthter 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.

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

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

Earthter 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.

Cultural Notes

Earthter's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Earthter rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Hoar Spirit near Earthter are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Earthter's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves performance art to channel Summoning energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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.

Earthter Census Data: Year 2000

333 of Earthter's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 74 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 56 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

740 of Earthter's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 33 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Earthter is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

The the a handaxe of Invocation, an a handaxe imbued with great amounts of Invocation energies was created near Earthter by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History