Sheppey

Sheppey (/sheppey / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Lumà Bàebu County, Emada County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Sheppey is derived from the Sylvin language, as Sheppey was founded by Tharngwen Bettridge, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Sheppey has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Sheppey receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Sheppey covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4350 m (14271 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Sheppey was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1172, by Tharngwen Bettridge. The establishment of Sheppey was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Sheppey 's construction back out of the project. Tharngwen Bettridge pushed on reguardles, and Sheppey was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

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

Sheppey is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive flagstone streets which form a 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 sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The town's would-be-castle fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Right off the bat Sheppey 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 new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Sheppey 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.

Sheppey 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.

Sheppey 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.

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

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

Sheppey possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Sheppey 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.

Sheppey 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.

Sheppey 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

Sheppey '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.”.

In Sheppey rainbows form quite often above the Town.

The Bonewrought Willow near Sheppey are known to be quite timid.

Sheppey 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Summoning energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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.

Sheppey Census Data: Year 2000

402 of Sheppey 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 87 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 58 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

836 of Sheppey 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 65 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Sheppey has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

Sheppey used to be much richer, but something happened in the last (7919 % 6)+1 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History