Lynmond

Lynmond (/lyn/ /mond/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Shadewinter Dutchy, Wodburia County, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Lynmond is derived from the Sylvin language, as Lynmond was founded by Lenna Carr, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Lynmond has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Lynmond receives an average of 146 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Lynmond covers an area of nearly 267 km² (106 mi²), and an average elevation of 2304 m (7559 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lynmond was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1147, by Lenna Carr. The establishment of Lynmond 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.

Lynmond was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lynmond is no diffrent. The city'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.

Lynmond is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive cobblestone streets which form octogonal 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 city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Lynmond, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Astonishigly, the Relic of the World That Was are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Lynmond makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

Lynmond 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.

Lynmond has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

Lynmond has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Lynmond 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.

Lynmond has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Lynmond 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.

Lynmond 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.

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

Lynmond has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Lynmond 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 Large City. Lynmond's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Lynmond possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Lynmond has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Lynmond has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Lynmond 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 Lynmond's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lynmond has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Lynmond 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.

Lynmond 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.

Lynmond is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Lynmond's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Lynmond.

The Dlurgraven near Lynmond are known to be quite timid.

Lynmond's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Lynmond Census Data: Year 2000

23994 of Lynmond's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1381 work in Agriculture
• 5196 work as Craftsmen
• 1915 work as Merchants
• 3795 work as Service Workers
• 2422 work as General Laborers
• 1018 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3496 work as Civil Servants
• 2156 work in Cottage Industries
• 1316 work as Artists
• 1299 work in Produce Industries

38024 of Lynmond's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1265 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lynmond 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.

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Lynmond was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Lynmond lost 196 people, 290 livestock, and 83 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 183, when members of Lynmond's militia enacted an operation to eliminate a specific group of the enemy's forces. The operation was complicated by blistering heat, such that many succumbed to heatstroke. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the ruin, which ended in defeat for Lynmond's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Lynmond's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History