Warrow

Warrow (/warrow / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Cosea Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Warrow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Warrow was founded by Breg̈kèbm Manville, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Warrow has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Warrow receives an average of 274 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Warrow covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4106 m (13471 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Warrow was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1418, by Breg̈kèbm Manville. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Warrow was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Warrow 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.

Warrow is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive cobblestone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Warrow 's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The town's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. The budget oriented 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.

Warrow 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. There’s a patern to the panic. It’s not easy to see, and no one quite agrees on what it is, but the locals know and operate under this pattern. It shapes everything they do, and you feel as if you’ve almost worked it out only for some small detail to devastate your theory every time you try and comprehend it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Warrow 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.

Warrow 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.

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

Warrow 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 Warrow 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Warrow 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.

Warrow 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.

Warrow 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

Warrow 's town hall 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 Warrow birds speak prophesy.

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

Warrow 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves reenactments to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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.

Warrow Census Data: Year 2000

545 of Warrow 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 119 work as Craftsmen
• 44 work as Merchants
• 88 work as Service Workers
• 55 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 86 work as Civil Servants
• 48 work in Cottage Industries
• 27 work as Artists
• 29 work in Produce Industries

1111 of Warrow 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 51 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History