Inverpool

Inverpool (/inver/ /puːl/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Stoneton Dutchy, Roclesbole County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Inverpool is derived from the Sylvin language, as Inverpool was founded by Zlkèbm Hibler Howes, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Inverpool has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Inverpool receives an average of 141 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Inverpool covers an area of nearly 269 km² (107 mi²), and an average elevation of 9870 m (-10567 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Inverpool was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1047, by Zlkèbm Hibler Howes. The establishment of Inverpool suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Inverpool which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Inverpool was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Inverpool is no diffrent. The city'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.

Inverpool is buildings folow an organic layout of spacious baked earthen streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The city rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Inverpool's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The city's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. The budget oriented have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Inverpool 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 Inverpool’s streets. A look around Inverpool 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 Inverpool long.

Civic Infrastructure

Inverpool possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Inverpool 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.

Inverpool 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.

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

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

Inverpool 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.

Inverpool 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.

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

Inverpool has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Inverpool 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. Inverpool's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Inverpool has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Inverpool 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 Inverpool's natural decorations nor waterways.

Inverpool 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.

Inverpool 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.

Inverpool 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.

Inverpool 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

Inverpool'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 Inverpool there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Magmin near Inverpool are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Inverpool's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Conjuration 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.

Inverpool Census Data: Year 2000

24146 of Inverpool's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1388 work in Agriculture
• 5420 work as Craftsmen
• 1911 work as Merchants
• 3501 work as Service Workers
• 2453 work as General Laborers
• 991 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3722 work as Civil Servants
• 2219 work in Cottage Industries
• 1321 work as Artists
• 1220 work in Produce Industries

35284 of Inverpool's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3793 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Inverpool's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

The the a Mail coif of Wild Magic, an a Mail coif imbued with potent amounts of Wild Magic energies was created in Inverpool by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History