Malbost

Malbost (/mæl/ /bost/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Cockerling County of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Malbost is derived from the Sylvin language, as Malbost was founded by Ermé̄sh Mbōy 'Melody Spring' Yä̌shī̌s Ca̋chī́̄ Ra̋ńch Clowers, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Malbost has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Malbost receives an average of 280 cm/y (110 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Malbost covers an area of nearly 417 km² (166 mi²), and an average elevation of 814 m (2670 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Malbost was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1384, by Ermé̄sh Mbōy 'Melody Spring' Yä̌shī̌s Ca̋chī́̄ Ra̋ńch Clowers. The establishment of Malbost was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Ermé̄sh Mbōy 'Melody Spring' Yä̌shī̌s Ca̋chī́̄ Ra̋ńch Clowers struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Malbost as a prison colony.

Malbost was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Malbost is no diffrent. The city'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.

Malbost is buildings folow an organic layout of crampt paverstone streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The city 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. Astonishigly, the millitarily questionable fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Malbost hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

Malbost possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Malbost 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.

Malbost 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.

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

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

Malbost 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.

Malbost 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.

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

Malbost has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

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

Malbost 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.

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

Malbost 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.

Malbost 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 Malbost's natural decorations nor waterways.

Malbost 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.

Malbost 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.

Malbost 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.

Malbost 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

While Malbost has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Malbost's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Malbost tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Onyx Deer near Malbost are known to be quite timid.

Malbost's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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.

Malbost Census Data: Year 2000

37312 of Malbost's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2072 work in Agriculture
• 8367 work as Craftsmen
• 3036 work as Merchants
• 5730 work as Service Workers
• 3770 work as General Laborers
• 1506 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5344 work as Civil Servants
• 3392 work in Cottage Industries
• 2063 work as Artists
• 2032 work in Produce Industries

56953 of Malbost's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3927 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Malbost'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, Malbost 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 Malbost lost 286 people, 292 livestock, and 31 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 56, when members of Malbost's militia enacted an operation to construct defenses in a particular fortification. The operation was complicated by a significant percentage of the militia choose to go abandon the operation and return home. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the fortification, which ended in a stalemate for Malbost's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Malbost's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History