May’s Inn

May’s Inn (/meɪz ɪn/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Southburn Dutchy, Qiban Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name May’s Inn is derived from the Sylvin language, as May’s Inn was founded by Pana Bain, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

May’s Inn 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 12°C (53°F). May’s Inn receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. May’s Inn covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4056 m (13307 ft) above sea level.

Overview

May’s Inn was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1225, by Pana Bain. The establishment of May’s Inn was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Pana Bain struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish May’s Inn as a prison colony.

May’s Inn was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and May’s Inn 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.

May’s Inn is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow split-log ties streets which form a 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 is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. May’s Inn's frontieer-style defences 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.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in May’s Inn. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

May’s Inn 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.

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

May’s Inn 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.

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

May’s Inn 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 Town. May’s Inn's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

May’s Inn 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 May’s Inn's natural decorations nor waterways.

May’s Inn 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.

May’s Inn 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

May’s Inn's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in May’s Inn.

The Suture Vine near May’s Inn are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

May’s Inn's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves reenactments to channel Charm energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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.

May’s Inn Census Data: Year 2000

488 of May’s Inn's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 32 work in Agriculture
• 111 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 76 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 71 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

1000 of May’s Inn's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 46 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

May’s Inn has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

May’s Inn is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century was ravaged by a deadly sickness. was the epicenter of the disaster, but May’s Inn suffered the most. May’s Inn lost 287 people, 275 livestock, and 85 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is spoken of in hushed whispers as the Wrath of Horror.

History