Rivercott

Rivercott (/rivercott/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Dorwald Dutchy, Bazan Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Rivercott is derived from the Sylvin language, as Rivercott was founded by Gwoneth Knowles, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Rivercott has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°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 7°C (44°F). Rivercott receives an average of 246 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Rivercott covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4656 m (15275 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Rivercott was founded durring the early 9th century, by Gwoneth Knowles. The establishment of Rivercott was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Gwoneth Knowles electing to pay people to resettle in Rivercott.

Rivercott was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Rivercott 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.

Rivercott is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad gravel streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. 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. Rivercott's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Astonishigly, the monster and outlaw focused fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Rivercott is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The town has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Rivercott 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.

Rivercott 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.

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

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

Rivercott 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

Rivercott's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is skipped in Rivercott.

The Hungry Flesh near Rivercott are known to be quite timid.

Rivercott's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Rivercott Census Data: Year 2000

334 of Rivercott's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 72 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 53 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

737 of Rivercott's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 44 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Rivercott is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Rivercott's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History