Kingungen

Kingungen (/kingungen/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Zvăsno Zone, Ubvia County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Kingungen is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kingungen was founded by Caw̋nvēs Coida̋sh 'Ivy Chanel' Ca̋s Ha̋m Sénvó Derrick, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Kingungen has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Kingungen receives an average of 184 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kingungen covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4342 m (14245 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kingungen was founded durring the late 17th century in early summer of the year 1655, by Caw̋nvēs Coida̋sh 'Ivy Chanel' Ca̋s Ha̋m Sénvó Derrick. The establishment of Kingungen suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Kingungen was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kingungen is no diffrent. The town'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.

Kingungen is is constructed arround a semi-circular premissive canals mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Kingungen's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the town's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The town's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall 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.

Kingungen seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Kingungen the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kingungen 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.

Kingungen 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.

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

Kingungen 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. Kingungen's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Kingungen 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

Kingungen's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Kingungen.

The Lurker in Light near Kingungen are known to be quite timid.

Kingungen's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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.

Kingungen Census Data: Year 2000

359 of Kingungen's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 77 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

775 of Kingungen's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 85 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kingungen has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

Kingungen makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a crown of Mysticism, an a crown imbued with potent amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Kingungen by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History