Guisbech

Guisbech (/guisbech / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Gumada Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Guisbech is derived from the Sylvin language, as Guisbech was founded by Kniksa Tsëm Edgar, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Guisbech has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Guisbech receives an average of 281 cm/y (110 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Guisbech covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3932 m (12900 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Guisbech was founded durring the early 10th century, by Kniksa Tsëm Edgar. The establishment of Guisbech was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Guisbech 's construction back out of the project. Kniksa Tsëm Edgar pushed on reguardles, and Guisbech was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Guisbech was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Guisbech 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.

Guisbech is is constructed arround a series of narrow packed earth mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Astonishigly, the failry decent fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Guisbech makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Guisbech 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.

Guisbech 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.

Guisbech 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.

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

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

Guisbech 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Guisbech they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Guisbech 's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Guisbech 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 Snake, Venomous near Guisbech are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Guisbech 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Guisbech Census Data: Year 2000

330 of Guisbech 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 55 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

719 of Guisbech 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 43 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a Lance rest of Truename Magic, an a Lance rest imbued with notable amounts of Truename Magic energies was created in Guisbech by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History