Kirton Abbey

Kirton Abbey (/ˈkɜrtən ˈæbi / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qegian Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Kirton Abbey is derived from the Sylvin language, as Kirton Abbey was founded by Feiror Schofield Weston, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Kirton Abbey has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Kirton Abbey receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kirton Abbey covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1552 m (5091 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kirton Abbey was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1448, by Feiror Schofield Weston. The establishment of Kirton Abbey was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Feiror Schofield Weston electing to pay people to resettle in Kirton Abbey .

Kirton Abbey was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kirton Abbey is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Kirton Abbey is was constructed arround several crampt paverstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The town's millitarily questionable fortifications 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.

Kirton Abbey 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 Kirton Abbey ’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Kirton Abbey 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.

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

Kirton Abbey 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.

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

Kirton Abbey 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. Kirton Abbey 's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Kirton Abbey 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 Kirton Abbey 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kirton Abbey 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.

Kirton Abbey 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

Kirton Abbey 's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is recurring in Kirton Abbey .

The Herd Animal, Elk (River) near Kirton Abbey are known to be quite timid.

Kirton Abbey 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 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.

Kirton Abbey Census Data: Year 2000

453 of Kirton Abbey 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 103 work as Craftsmen
• 38 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 64 work as Civil Servants
• 42 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

939 of Kirton Abbey 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 73 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

Kirton Abbey is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

The the a bracelet of Charm, an a bracelet imbued with potent amounts of Charm energies was created in Kirton Abbey by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History