Tillingbourne Castle

Tillingbourne Castle (/tillingbourne/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Valebourne Dutchy, Midate Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Tillingbourne Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Tillingbourne Castle was founded by Fyèlëm Howe Dick, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Tillingbourne Castle has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 8°C (46°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Tillingbourne Castle receives an average of 204 cm/y (80 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Tillingbourne Castle covers an area of nearly 95 km² (38 mi²), and an average elevation of 1244 m (4081 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tillingbourne Castle was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1313, by Fyèlëm Howe Dick. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Tillingbourne Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tillingbourne Castle is no diffrent. The city'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.

Tillingbourne Castle is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of narrow flagstone 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 city has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused 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 arround Tillingbourne Castle reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Tillingbourne Castle 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.

Tillingbourne Castle 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.

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

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

Tillingbourne Castle 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.

Tillingbourne Castle 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.

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

Tillingbourne Castle has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Tillingbourne Castle 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. Tillingbourne Castle's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

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

Tillingbourne Castle 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.

Tillingbourne Castle 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 Tillingbourne Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Tillingbourne Castle 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.

Tillingbourne Castle 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.

Tillingbourne Castle 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.

Cultural Notes

Tillingbourne Castle has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Tillingbourne Castle's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Tillingbourne Castle most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Flea, Mammoth near Tillingbourne Castle are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Tillingbourne Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Elven High 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.

Tillingbourne Castle Census Data: Year 2000

8346 of Tillingbourne Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 440 work in Agriculture
• 1916 work as Craftsmen
• 685 work as Merchants
• 1300 work as Service Workers
• 836 work as General Laborers
• 349 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1171 work as Civil Servants
• 752 work in Cottage Industries
• 457 work as Artists
• 440 work in Produce Industries

12606 of Tillingbourne Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1577 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Tillingbourne Castle's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Tillingbourne Castle suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Tillingbourne Castle's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History