Newthorpe

Newthorpe (/newthorpe/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Kosâ Rehâ Kingdom, Qezapuqajia County, within the Norwick Principality.

The name Newthorpe is derived from the Sylvin language, as Newthorpe was founded by Rhonda Lillywhite, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Newthorpe has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Newthorpe receives an average of 245 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Newthorpe covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3414 m (11200 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Newthorpe was founded durring the late 18th century in early fall of the year 1761, by Rhonda Lillywhite. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Newthorpe was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 18th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Newthorpe is no diffrent. The town'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.

Newthorpe is buildings are located arround a single restrictive cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. 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. Unfortuantly, these frontieer-style defences 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 around Newthorpe seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Newthorpe 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.

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

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

Newthorpe 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.

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

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

Newthorpe 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 Newthorpe's natural decorations nor waterways.

Newthorpe 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.

Newthorpe 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

Newthorpe'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 Newthorpe hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Leshy, Fungus near Newthorpe are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Newthorpe's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Newthorpe Census Data: Year 2000

448 of Newthorpe's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 101 work as Craftsmen
• 37 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 64 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

910 of Newthorpe's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 71 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

Newthorpe is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century was ravaged by a deadly sickness. was the epicenter of the disaster, but Newthorpe suffered the most. Newthorpe lost 221 people, 194 livestock, and 78 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is spoken of in hushed whispers as the Wrath of Anguish.

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