Scotchells Castle

Scotchells Castle (/scotchells/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Vertton Dutchy, Duytea Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Scotchells Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Scotchells Castle was founded by Trthênme Birrell, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Scotchells Castle has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Scotchells Castle receives an average of 244 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Scotchells Castle covers an area of nearly 114 km² (45 mi²), and an average elevation of 2776 m (9107 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Scotchells Castle was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the late 7th century, by Trthênme Birrell. The establishment of Scotchells Castle 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.

Scotchells Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 7th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Scotchells Castle is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Scotchells Castle is is constructed arround a series of spacious cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Scotchells Castle's millitarily questionable fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Scotchells Castle has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Scotchells Castle’s streets. Yet, deep down, you know this atmosphere is a carefully created illusion. You can see the ocasional seam in their tapestry. You’re not sure what has them doing their best to act so carefree, but act carefree they do.

Civic Infrastructure

Scotchells Castle possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Scotchells Castle 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.

Scotchells Castle 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.

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

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

Scotchells Castle 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.

Scotchells Castle 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.

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

Scotchells Castle has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Scotchells Castle 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. Scotchells Castle's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

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

Scotchells Castle 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.

Scotchells Castle 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 Scotchells Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Scotchells Castle 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.

Scotchells Castle 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.

Scotchells Castle 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.

Cultural Notes

Two or more groups of citizens within Scotchells Castle hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Scotchells Castle's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Scotchells Castle all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Amoeba Swarm near Scotchells Castle are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Scotchells Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Scotchells Castle Census Data: Year 2000

10168 of Scotchells Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 557 work in Agriculture
• 2280 work as Craftsmen
• 821 work as Merchants
• 1550 work as Service Workers
• 1016 work as General Laborers
• 416 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1547 work as Civil Servants
• 885 work in Cottage Industries
• 554 work as Artists
• 542 work in Produce Industries

14652 of Scotchells Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2158 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Scotchells Castle 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

The the a crown of Illusion, an a crown imbued with notable amounts of Illusion energies was created in Sa̋w Lërä Ni̋ēkēä by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History