Greenston

Greenston (/griːn/ /ston/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Wildeburn Dutchy, Saland County, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Greenston is derived from the Sylvin language, as Greenston was founded by Shëkdsî Castle, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Greenston has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 19°C (66°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Greenston receives an average of 258 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Greenston covers an area of nearly 269 km² (107 mi²), and an average elevation of 998 m (3274 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Greenston was founded durring the early 11th century, by Shëkdsî Castle. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Greenston was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Greenston is no diffrent. The city'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.

Greenston is is constructed arround a series of narrow carved bedrock mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The would-be-castle fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Greenston has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Greenston’s streets. A look around Greenston has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Greenston long.

Civic Infrastructure

Greenston 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.

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

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

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

Greenston has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Greenston 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.

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

Greenston has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Greenston 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.

Greenston 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.

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

Greenston has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Greenston possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Large City. Greenston's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Greenston's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Greenston has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Greenston has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Greenston 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 Greenston's natural decorations nor waterways.

Greenston 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.

Greenston 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.

Greenston 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.

Greenston is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Greenston's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is recurring in Greenston.

The Begedhi, Parasite near Greenston are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Greenston's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 via throat 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.

Greenston Census Data: Year 2000

24646 of Greenston's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1393 work in Agriculture
• 5549 work as Craftsmen
• 1917 work as Merchants
• 3663 work as Service Workers
• 2514 work as General Laborers
• 1023 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3833 work as Civil Servants
• 2162 work in Cottage Industries
• 1293 work as Artists
• 1299 work in Produce Industries

36475 of Greenston's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2546 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Greenston's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Greenston suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a dragon and brought its hoard to Greenston, where it was shared with all. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History