Reddean

Reddean (/reddean/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Northness Dutchy, Nuea Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Reddean is derived from the Sylvin language, as Reddean was founded by Ůch́å Butcher, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Reddean has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°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 9°C (48°F). Reddean receives an average of 190 cm/y (74 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Reddean covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4502 m (14770 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Reddean was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1173, by Ůch́å Butcher. The establishment of Reddean suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Reddean which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Reddean was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Reddean 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.

Reddean is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt paverstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Reddean's size could have. Reddean's well-designed, yet cheep 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.

Right off the bat Reddean hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The town is very clearly a joyfull place as well as wealthy. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

Reddean 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.

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

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

Reddean 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.

Reddean 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.

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

Reddean 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 Town. Reddean's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Reddean 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 Reddean's natural decorations nor waterways.

Reddean 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

Reddean's chapel 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.

The Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Reddean are known to be quite timid.

Reddean's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via 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.

Reddean Census Data: Year 2000

404 of Reddean's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 88 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 60 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

814 of Reddean's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 91 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Reddean is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Reddean might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

Reddean is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

The the a kukri of Illusion, an a kukri imbued with potent amounts of Illusion energies was created near Reddean by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History