Kingaber

Kingaber (/kingaber/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Nidaŵsǐcer Dutchy, Loqulate Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Kingaber is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kingaber was founded by Danie Rollings, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Kingaber has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°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 11°C (51°F). Kingaber receives an average of 137 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Kingaber covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5490 m (18011 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kingaber was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1395, by Danie Rollings. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Danie Rollings.

Kingaber was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kingaber 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.

Kingaber is is constructed arround a series of restrictive packed earth mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's minimaly adiquite 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 town.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Kingaber, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the town. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kingaber 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.

Kingaber 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.

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

Kingaber 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 Town. Kingaber's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Kingaber possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Kingaber 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.

Kingaber 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.

Cultural Notes

Kingaber's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Kingaber.

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

Kingaber's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves creating small tokens to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via 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.

Kingaber Census Data: Year 2000

407 of Kingaber's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 91 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 68 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 63 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

873 of Kingaber's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 39 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kingaber is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Kingaber is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a pair of vambraces of Chronomancy, an a pair of vambraces imbued with great amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Kingaber by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History