Norton Citidel

Norton Citidel (/ˈnɔrtən/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Nidaŵsǐcer Dutchy, Dāmêvr Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Norton Citidel is derived from the Sylvin language, as Norton Citidel was founded by Brêl Bradshaw Dering, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Norton Citidel has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 14°C (57°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Norton Citidel receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Norton Citidel covers an area of nearly 171 km² (68 mi²), and an average elevation of 358 m (1174 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Norton Citidel was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1400, by Brêl Bradshaw Dering. The establishment of Norton Citidel was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Brêl Bradshaw Dering struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Norton Citidel as a prison colony.

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

Norton Citidel is is constructed arround a series of restrictive packed earth mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Norton Citidel's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The city's monster and outlaw focused fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Norton Citidel gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

Norton Citidel 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.

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

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

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

Norton Citidel 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.

Norton Citidel 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.

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

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

Norton Citidel 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.

Norton Citidel 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.

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

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

Norton Citidel 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. Norton Citidel's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Norton Citidel's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Norton Citidel 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.

Norton Citidel 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 Norton Citidel's natural decorations nor waterways.

Norton Citidel 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.

Norton Citidel 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.

Norton Citidel 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.

Norton Citidel 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

Norton Citidel's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Norton Citidel birds speak prophesy.

The Trailgaunt near Norton Citidel are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Norton Citidel's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Norton Citidel Census Data: Year 2000

15693 of Norton Citidel's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 915 work in Agriculture
• 3467 work as Craftsmen
• 1256 work as Merchants
• 2441 work as Service Workers
• 1592 work as General Laborers
• 642 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2315 work as Civil Servants
• 1371 work in Cottage Industries
• 854 work as Artists
• 840 work in Produce Industries

22718 of Norton Citidel's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2451 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a suit of boiled leather armor of Illusion, an a suit of boiled leather armor imbued with great amounts of Illusion energies was created in Norton Citidel by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History