Stenchington

Stenchington (/stenchington/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Slijilzkuz̄ County, Midate Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Stenchington is derived from the Sylvin language, as Stenchington was founded by Ha̋mér Bé̄̄kī 'Shanti Rave' Rä̂fér Yākīó̄ Jóchī Myrick, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Stenchington has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 2°C (35°F). Stenchington receives an average of 188 cm/y (74 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Stenchington covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2600 m (8530 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Stenchington was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1321, by Ha̋mér Bé̄̄kī 'Shanti Rave' Rä̂fér Yākīó̄ Jóchī Myrick. The establishment of Stenchington 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.

Stenchington was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Stenchington 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.

Stenchington is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive flagstone streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Stenchington's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The town's top tier civilian fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Stenchington makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Stenchington 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.

Stenchington 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.

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

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

Stenchington 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

Stenchington's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Stenchington.

The Caypup near Stenchington are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Stenchington's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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.

Stenchington Census Data: Year 2000

341 of Stenchington's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 79 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 56 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

683 of Stenchington's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 89 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a Plackart of Truename Magic, an a Plackart imbued with potent amounts of Truename Magic energies was created in Stenchington by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History