Summerdale

Summerdale (/summerdale/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Oy̼qi̊m County, Az̄ibidaho County, within the Norwick Principality.

The name Summerdale is derived from the Sylvin language, as Summerdale was founded by Mpf̄bó̄ Ca̋s 'Berry Berry' Yärmp̪v Mp̪fé̄ Vúchīń̄ Jenne Lilàbíh Brannick, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Summerdale has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Summerdale receives an average of 67 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Summerdale covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6376 m (20918 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Summerdale was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1134, by Mpf̄bó̄ Ca̋s 'Berry Berry' Yärmp̪v Mp̪fé̄ Vúchīń̄ Jenne Lilàbíh Brannick. The establishment of Summerdale was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Mpf̄bó̄ Ca̋s 'Berry Berry' Yärmp̪v Mp̪fé̄ Vúchīń̄ Jenne Lilàbíh Brannick electing to pay people to resettle in Summerdale.

Summerdale was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Summerdale 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.

Summerdale is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive flagstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Unfortuantly, these failry decent fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Summerdale has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Summerdale long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Summerdale 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.

Summerdale 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.

Summerdale 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.

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

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

Summerdale 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

Summerdale's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Summerdale.

The Stag, Emperor near Summerdale are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Summerdale's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Truename Magic 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.

Summerdale Census Data: Year 2000

358 of Summerdale's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 79 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 49 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

780 of Summerdale's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 35 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Summerdale makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

Summerdale 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 bowl of Transmutation, an a bowl imbued with potent amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Summerdale by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History