Snowtoft

Snowtoft (/snowtoft/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Luchcacte Hold, Magan Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Snowtoft is derived from the Sylvin language, as Snowtoft was founded by Saguipedia Whiffen, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Snowtoft has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 10°C (50°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Snowtoft receives an average of 258 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Snowtoft covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2336 m (7664 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Snowtoft was founded durring the late 16th century in summer of the year 1475, by Saguipedia Whiffen. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

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

Snowtoft is buildings are speckled and packed arround broad paverstone 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 has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

A look around Snowtoft 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

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

Snowtoft 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.

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

Snowtoft 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.

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

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

Snowtoft 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.

Snowtoft 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

Snowtoft's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Snowtoft most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Begedhi, Parasite near Snowtoft are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Snowtoft's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Augury energies of tier 1 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.

Snowtoft Census Data: Year 2000

299 of Snowtoft's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 63 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 43 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

657 of Snowtoft's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 71 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Snowtoft is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Snowtoft'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 Snowtoft suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Snowtoft was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Snowtoft. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Snowtoft lost 124 people, 349 livestock, and 43 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 121, when members of Snowtoft's militia enacted an operation to defend a particular prison from enemy attack. The operation was complicated by aggravated civilians, who cause problems for the militia for a host of reasons. The conflict ended with the defense of the prison against a siege, which ended in a stalemate for Snowtoft's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Snowtoft's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History