Lilycord

Lilycord (/lilycord/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Havenfall Dutchy, Quanada County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Lilycord is derived from the Sylvin language, as Lilycord was founded by Séchvéch Mpf̄̄ń 'Izzy Cherish' Nīń̄ Yaw̋ch Ha̋nvé Meriweather, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Lilycord has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Lilycord receives an average of 140 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Lilycord covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5088 m (16692 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lilycord was founded durring the late 11th century, by Séchvéch Mpf̄̄ń 'Izzy Cherish' Nīń̄ Yaw̋ch Ha̋nvé Meriweather. 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 Séchvéch Mpf̄̄ń 'Izzy Cherish' Nīń̄ Yaw̋ch Ha̋nvé Meriweather.

Lilycord was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lilycord 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.

Lilycord is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of restrictive gravel streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Lilycord's exceptionaly well made fortifications 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.

Lilycord is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

Lilycord possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

Lilycord 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.

Lilycord 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.

Lilycord has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Lilycord 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 Lilycord's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lilycord 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.

Lilycord 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

Lilycord's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

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

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

Lilycord's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 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.

Lilycord Census Data: Year 2000

482 of Lilycord's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 105 work as Craftsmen
• 38 work as Merchants
• 82 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

975 of Lilycord's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 45 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lilycord is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Lilycord. Lilycord's militia's elite squad is named after .

History