Ramtor

Ramtor (/ramtor/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Yähfätvu Hold, Odwea Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Ramtor is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ramtor was founded by Ma̋nvó̄y Ca̋chīkī 'Mango Carmen' Ha̋nvé̄ Rēkīkī Réń Cooke, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Ramtor has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 5°C (41°F). Ramtor receives an average of 136 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ramtor covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5060 m (16601 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ramtor was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1286, by Ma̋nvó̄y Ca̋chīkī 'Mango Carmen' Ha̋nvé̄ Rēkīkī Réń Cooke. The establishment of Ramtor suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Ramtor was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ramtor is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Ramtor is buildings folow an organic layout of crampt flagstone streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town 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. Ramtor's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Ramtor's monster and outlaw focused fortifications 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.

A look around Ramtor has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. 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 just 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 town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Ramtor long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ramtor 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.

Ramtor 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.

Ramtor 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.

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

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

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

Ramtor 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.

Ramtor 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

Ramtor has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

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

The Howler near Ramtor are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ramtor's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves gestures to channel Elven High Magic 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.

Ramtor Census Data: Year 2000

321 of Ramtor's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 70 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 52 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

705 of Ramtor's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 53 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Ramtor is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century was ravaged by a deadly sickness. was the epicenter of the disaster, but Ramtor suffered the most. Ramtor lost 129 people, 223 livestock, and 40 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is spoken of in hushed whispers as the Wrath of Horror.

History