Nazecott

Nazecott (/nazecott/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Mivûrà Hi Dûsæ Kingdom, Quanada County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Nazecott is derived from the Sylvin language, as Nazecott was founded by Szarheihr Downing, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Nazecott has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Nazecott receives an average of 141 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Nazecott covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4040 m (13254 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nazecott was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1459, by Szarheihr Downing. The establishment of Nazecott was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Nazecott's construction back out of the project. Szarheihr Downing pushed on reguardles, and Nazecott was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Nazecott was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nazecott is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Nazecott is is constructed arround a series of spacious paverstone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Unfortuantly, these somewhat suffishent are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look arround Nazecott reveals an 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Nazecott 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.

Nazecott 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.

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

Nazecott has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Nazecott 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.

Nazecott 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

Nazecott's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Nazecott sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Blink Dog near Nazecott are known to be quite timid.

Nazecott's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves bloodletting to channel Wild Magic 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.

Nazecott Census Data: Year 2000

410 of Nazecott's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 67 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 60 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

815 of Nazecott's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 92 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

Nazecott used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Nazecott.

The the a construct of Summoning, an a construct imbued with great amounts of Summoning energies was created near Nazecott by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History