Kentington

Kentington (/kentington/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Zaqapazijito Parish, Qezapuqajia County, within the Norwick Principality.

The name Kentington is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kentington was founded by Glelê Charles, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Kentington has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Kentington receives an average of 287 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kentington covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2038 m (6686 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kentington was founded durring the late 9th century, by Glelê Charles. The establishment of Kentington was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Glelê Charles struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Kentington as a prison colony.

Kentington was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kentington is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Kentington is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive paverstone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

A look around Kentington gives the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Kentington brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kentington 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.

Kentington 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.

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

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

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

Kentington 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.

Kentington 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

Kentington's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Kentington the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Skinstitch near Kentington are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Kentington's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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.

Kentington Census Data: Year 2000

394 of Kentington's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 85 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

855 of Kentington's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 38 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kentington is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Kentington is seriously plagued with raiders. One or more groups of persistent plunderers are hitting the community repeatedly, and they lack the necessary resources to fend them off or protect all their holdings.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Kentington 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 Kentington lost 184 people, 336 livestock, and 22 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 179, when members of Kentington's militia enacted an operation to locate a particular strategic location. The operation was complicated by the enemy forces had far more numbers than estimated. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for Kentington's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kentington's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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