Langporth

Langporth (/langporth / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Kágáïrädlarp Dutchy, Sifate Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Langporth is derived from the Sylvin language, as Langporth was founded by Glkêm Harewood, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Langporth 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). Langporth receives an average of 140 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Langporth covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2738 m (8982 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Langporth was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1282, by Glkêm Harewood. The establishment of Langporth was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Glkêm Harewood electing to pay people to resettle in Langporth .

Langporth was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Langporth 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.

Langporth is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive flagstone streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Langporth weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Langporth 's budget focused millitary grade defenses has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Langporth 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 all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Langporth long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Langporth 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.

Langporth 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.

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

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

Langporth 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 Langporth 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Langporth 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.

Langporth 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

Langporth 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Langporth .

The Bumblebee, Giant Queen near Langporth are known to be quite timid.

Langporth '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 Abjuration energies of tier 1 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Langporth Census Data: Year 2000

421 of Langporth 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 94 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 61 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

867 of Langporth 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 67 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Langporth 's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town from an attack. One of Langporth 's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History