Winster

Winster (/winster / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Bæramu̽ Kàqe County, Damozajiu County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Winster is derived from the Sylvin language, as Winster was founded by Saguipedia Guy, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Winster has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Winster receives an average of 70 cm/y (27 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Winster covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 6132 m (20118 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Winster was founded durring the late 16th century in summer of the year 1487, by Saguipedia Guy. The establishment of Winster suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Winster which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Winster was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Winster 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.

Winster is buildings folow an organic layout of premissive baked earthen streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Winster 's would-be-castle fortifications are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look around Winster gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Winster brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Winster 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.

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

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

Winster 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

Winster 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Winster .

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

Winster 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Winster Census Data: Year 2000

230 of Winster 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 19 work in Agriculture
• 45 work as Craftsmen
• 20 work as Merchants
• 39 work as Service Workers
• 22 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 35 work as Civil Servants
• 21 work in Cottage Industries
• 10 work as Artists
• 12 work in Produce Industries

534 of Winster 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Winster 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 Winster lost 108 people, 276 livestock, and 45 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 185, when members of Winster 's militia enacted an operation to locate a particular production site. The operation was complicated by a key segment of the operation that deepened entirely on a stealth mission going perfectly. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Winster 's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Winster 's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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