Holswort

Holswort (/holswort / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Village located in Hu̹zu̹be Adû Kingdom, Emada County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Holswort is derived from the Sylvin language, as Holswort was founded by Ma̋chvé̄ Vúch 'Spring Cutie' Ca̋mé̄ Ya̋m Bé̄̄kīy Wellington, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Holswort has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Holswort receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Holswort covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 7602 m (-18008 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Holswort was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1254, by Ma̋chvé̄ Vúch 'Spring Cutie' Ca̋mé̄ Ya̋m Bé̄̄kīy Wellington. The establishment of Holswort was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Ma̋chvé̄ Vúch 'Spring Cutie' Ca̋mé̄ Ya̋m Bé̄̄kīy Wellington struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Holswort as a prison colony.

Holswort was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Holswort is no diffrent. The village's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Holswort is is constructed arround a series of broad paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The village is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. The village's exceptionaly well made fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the village.

Holswort has the unmistakable air of a village on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Holswort ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the village is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the village one can see abandoned schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the village places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Holswort 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.

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

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

Holswort 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

Holswort 's chapel 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, summer is short in Holswort .

The Copsewight near Holswort are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Holswort 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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.

Holswort Census Data: Year 2000

205 of Holswort 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 18 work in Agriculture
• 44 work as Craftsmen
• 16 work as Merchants
• 36 work as Service Workers
• 19 work as General Laborers
• 5 work as Skilled Laborers
• 29 work as Civil Servants
• 20 work in Cottage Industries
• 7 work as Artists
• 11 work in Produce Industries

554 of Holswort 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 23 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Holswort was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Holswort lost 138 people, 309 livestock, and 37 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 202, when members of Holswort 's militia enacted an operation to assassinate an enemyreligious figure. The operation was complicated by gale force winds which drowned out orders and hampered ranged combat. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for Holswort 's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Holswort 's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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