Edgwarket

Edgwarket (/edgwarket / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Lûhæru Chyîbû Kingdom, Yutate County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Edgwarket is derived from the Sylvin language, as Edgwarket was founded by Fyêrèlê Rollings, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Edgwarket has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Edgwarket receives an average of 141 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Edgwarket covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2606 m (8549 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Edgwarket was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1293, by Fyêrèlê Rollings. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Fyêrèlê Rollings.

Edgwarket was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Edgwarket is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Edgwarket is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious flagstone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Edgwarket weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The budget focused millitary grade defenses have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Right off the bat Edgwarket 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.

Civic Infrastructure

Edgwarket 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.

Edgwarket has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

Edgwarket 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.

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

Edgwarket 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.

Edgwarket 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.

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

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

Edgwarket 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 Edgwarket 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Edgwarket 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.

Edgwarket 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

Edgwarket 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is short in Edgwarket .

The Marsupial, Thylacine near Edgwarket are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Edgwarket 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves reenactments to channel Necromancy 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.

Edgwarket Census Data: Year 2000

452 of Edgwarket 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 98 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 75 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 73 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

856 of Edgwarket 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 113 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Edgwarket 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

Edgwarket 's residents established a new industry (25639 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

The the Barding of Chronomancy, an Barding imbued with potent amounts of Chronomancy energies was created near Edê-iyêno Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History