Stormville

Stormville (/stɔːm/ /ville/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Spellviolet Dutchy, Shoverley County, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Stormville is derived from the Sylvin language, as Stormville was founded by Tselêd Barnfather, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Stormville has a yearly average temperature of 34°C (93°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 39°C (102°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 30°C (86°F). Stormville receives an average of 68 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Stormville covers an area of nearly 316 km² (126 mi²), and an average elevation of 17096 m (13139 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Stormville was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1183, by Tselêd Barnfather. The establishment of Stormville was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Stormville's construction back out of the project. Tselêd Barnfather pushed on reguardles, and Stormville was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Stormville was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Stormville is no diffrent. The city'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.

Stormville is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious cobblestone 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 city 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 city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Stormville's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Stormville's top tier civilian fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Stormville is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This city is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

Stormville possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Stormville has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

Stormville 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.

Stormville 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.

Stormville has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Stormville 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.

Stormville 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.

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

Stormville has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Stormville 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 Large City. Stormville's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Stormville's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Stormville has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Stormville has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Stormville 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 Stormville's natural decorations nor waterways.

Stormville 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.

Stormville 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.

Stormville 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.

Stormville 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

Stormville's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Stormville rainbows form quite often above the Large City.

The Caypup near Stormville are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Stormville's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via chanting.

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.

Stormville Census Data: Year 2000

28206 of Stormville's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1458 work in Agriculture
• 6436 work as Craftsmen
• 2297 work as Merchants
• 4175 work as Service Workers
• 2880 work as General Laborers
• 1179 work as Skilled Laborers
• 4272 work as Civil Servants
• 2469 work in Cottage Industries
• 1514 work as Artists
• 1526 work in Produce Industries

44472 of Stormville's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2247 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

Stormville's residents established a new industry (17084 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Stormville was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Stormville lost 164 people, 177 livestock, and 98 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 198, when members of Stormville's militia enacted an operation to destroy or capture a specific enemy expert. The operation was complicated by extremely dangerous terrain, including unfamiliar and poisonous plants which many ate while foraging. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in a crushing defeat for Stormville's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Stormville's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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