Poynton

Poynton (/ˈpɔɪnˌtʌn / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Æcha Kuvû County, Damozajiu County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Poynton is derived from the Sylvin language, as Poynton was founded by Jayda Darby Bradbeer, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Poynton has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Poynton receives an average of 183 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Poynton covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 7148 m (-19498 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Poynton was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1054, by Jayda Darby Bradbeer. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Jayda Darby Bradbeer.

Poynton was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Poynton 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.

Poynton is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of spacious cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Poynton weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Poynton 's budget focused millitary grade defenses are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look around Poynton 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. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Poynton 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.

Poynton 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.

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

Poynton possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Poynton 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.

Cultural Notes

Poynton 's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Poynton the water is caffeinated.

The Amoeba, Giant near Poynton are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Poynton 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves orgies to channel Mysticism 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.

Poynton Census Data: Year 2000

301 of Poynton 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 65 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 44 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

708 of Poynton 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 20 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Poynton is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

The roads leading into Poynton possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a dragon and brought its hoard to Poynton , where it was shared with all. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History