Kingham

Kingham (/ˈkɪŋˌhæm / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Mepez̄ate Dutchy, Ziirnea County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Kingham is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kingham was founded by Tsîv Butcher Kingaby, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Kingham has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 15°C (59°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Kingham receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Kingham covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2072 m (6797 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kingham was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1240, by Tsîv Butcher Kingaby. 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 Tsîv Butcher Kingaby.

Kingham was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kingham 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.

Kingham is buildings are located arround a single spacious paverstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Kingham 's somewhat suffishent are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

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

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kingham 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.

Kingham 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.

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

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

Kingham 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

Kingham 's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Kingham .

The Skinwraith near Kingham are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Kingham 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Summoning 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.

Kingham Census Data: Year 2000

354 of Kingham 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 80 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 58 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

769 of Kingham 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 59 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Kingham is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

Kingham used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Kingham .

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Kingham for years. Kingham 's militia's elite squad is named after .

History