Fairham

Fairham (/fairham/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Valemoor Dutchy, Midate Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Fairham is derived from the Sylvin language, as Fairham was founded by Béōy Ca̋chv 'Hamsy Bee' Ca̋chv Mpf̄shīy Vúń̄ Sharpe, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Fairham has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 5°C (41°F). Fairham receives an average of 277 cm/y (109 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Fairham covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1820 m (5971 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fairham was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1193, by Béōy Ca̋chv 'Hamsy Bee' Ca̋chv Mpf̄shīy Vúń̄ Sharpe. The establishment of Fairham was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Béōy Ca̋chv 'Hamsy Bee' Ca̋chv Mpf̄shīy Vúń̄ Sharpe electing to pay people to resettle in Fairham.

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

Fairham is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive 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 is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Fairham's frontieer-style defences has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Fairham seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Fairham 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.

Fairham 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.

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

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

Fairham 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 Fairham's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fairham has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Fairham 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.

Fairham 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

Fairham's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Fairham snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Giant hissing cockroach near Fairham are known to be quite timid.

Fairham's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via throat chanting.

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.

Fairham Census Data: Year 2000

542 of Fairham's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 122 work as Craftsmen
• 46 work as Merchants
• 86 work as Service Workers
• 55 work as General Laborers
• 20 work as Skilled Laborers
• 80 work as Civil Servants
• 49 work in Cottage Industries
• 25 work as Artists
• 28 work in Produce Industries

1053 of Fairham's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 101 (6%) 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.

Due to a magical anomaly, Fairham is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami granted the town a great harvest. One of Fairham's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History