Snowbourne

Snowbourne (/snowbourne/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Kemembakēàg County, Dāmêvr Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Snowbourne is derived from the Sylvin language, as Snowbourne was founded by Tshêyêbm Hayman, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Snowbourne has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 9°C (48°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Snowbourne receives an average of 218 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Snowbourne covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 446 m (1463 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Snowbourne was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1503, by Tshêyêbm Hayman. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Tshêyêbm Hayman.

Snowbourne was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Snowbourne 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.

Snowbourne is buildings are speckled and packed arround premissive cobblestone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Snowbourne's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the town's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Right off the bat Snowbourne 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Snowbourne 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.

Snowbourne 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.

Snowbourne 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.

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

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

Snowbourne 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

One or more crime bosses have a powerful influence within Snowbourne. They may control crime within the community itself, or they may use it simply as a safe haven from which to direct their minions elsewhere. Local law enforcement may know all about them, but lack the strength to confront them and their paid or intimidated henchmen.

Snowbourne's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Snowbourne hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Spider Swarm, Scarlet near Snowbourne are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Snowbourne's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves performance art to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via throat singing.

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.

Snowbourne Census Data: Year 2000

332 of Snowbourne's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 72 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 54 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 48 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

764 of Snowbourne's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 33 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Snowbourne's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Snowbourne suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Snowbourne was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 27 days. Snowbourne lost 230 people and 151 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Grieving's Flame.

History