Emeraldcoven

Emeraldcoven (/emeraldcoven/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Peskhrasnolo County, Bâyume Kâzæ County, within the Norwick Principality.

The name Emeraldcoven is derived from the Sylvin language, as Emeraldcoven was founded by Cyih Cardsley, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Emeraldcoven has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Emeraldcoven receives an average of 271 cm/y (106 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Emeraldcoven covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1256 m (4120 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Emeraldcoven was founded durring the late 16th century in summer of the year 1480, by Cyih Cardsley. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Emeraldcoven was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Emeraldcoven is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Emeraldcoven is is constructed arround a semi-circular spacious flagstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Right off the bat Emeraldcoven 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. Many of those buildings are schools, scriptoriums, and even one college. One can only wonder what knowledge the town has come into.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Emeraldcoven 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.

Emeraldcoven 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.

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

Emeraldcoven 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 Emeraldcoven's natural decorations nor waterways.

Emeraldcoven 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.

Emeraldcoven 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

Emeraldcoven's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Emeraldcoven sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Festrog near Emeraldcoven are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Emeraldcoven's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 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.

Emeraldcoven Census Data: Year 2000

447 of Emeraldcoven's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 99 work as Craftsmen
• 34 work as Merchants
• 76 work as Service Workers
• 42 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 64 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

926 of Emeraldcoven's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 57 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

The roads leading into Emeraldcoven possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Emeraldcoven. Emeraldcoven created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History