Tham Abbey

Tham Abbey (/θæm ˈæbi / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in the Cosea Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Tham Abbey is derived from the Sylvin language, as Tham Abbey was founded by Mesopedia Lightner, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Tham Abbey has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Tham Abbey receives an average of 260 cm/y (102 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Tham Abbey covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1246 m (4087 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tham Abbey was founded durring the late 11th century, by Mesopedia Lightner. 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 Mesopedia Lightner.

Tham Abbey was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tham Abbey 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.

Tham Abbey is is constructed arround a series of broad flagstone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Tham Abbey weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The town's budget focused millitary grade defenses are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Tham Abbey is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Tham Abbey 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.

Tham Abbey 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.

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

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

Tham Abbey 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

Tham Abbey 's chapel 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.

In Tham Abbey the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Lizard near Tham Abbey are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Tham Abbey 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via singing.

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.

Tham Abbey Census Data: Year 2000

401 of Tham Abbey 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 87 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 65 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 58 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

840 of Tham Abbey 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 65 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Tham Abbey possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a dragon and brought its hoard to Tham Abbey , where it was shared with all. Tham Abbey created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History