Splitwilde

Splitwilde (/splitwilde/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Stonehill Dutchy, Ziirnea County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Splitwilde is derived from the Sylvin language, as Splitwilde was founded by Glkë Millington, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Splitwilde has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Splitwilde receives an average of 222 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Splitwilde covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5382 m (17657 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Splitwilde was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1291, by Glkë Millington. 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 Glkë Millington.

Splitwilde was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Splitwilde is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Splitwilde is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of restrictive baked earthen streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town is protected by a series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. The bare minimum defences 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.

A look around Splitwilde gives the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Splitwilde brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Splitwilde 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.

Splitwilde 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.

Splitwilde 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.

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

Splitwilde possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Splitwilde 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 Splitwilde's natural decorations nor waterways.

Splitwilde 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.

Splitwilde 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.

Splitwilde is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Splitwilde's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Splitwilde.

The Buckawn near Splitwilde are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Splitwilde's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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.

Splitwilde Census Data: Year 2000

448 of Splitwilde's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 97 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 74 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

929 of Splitwilde's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 42 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

Splitwilde is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

The the a rowboat of Enchantment, an a rowboat imbued with notable amounts of Enchantment energies was created near Spinster by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History