Wisbury

Wisbury (/wisbury / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Belford Dutchy, Midate Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Wisbury is derived from the Sylvin language, as Wisbury was founded by Dhukwaehilda Rawlinson Kirby, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Wisbury has a yearly average temperature of 9°C (48°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 11°C (51°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Wisbury receives an average of 208 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Wisbury covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1978 m (6489 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wisbury was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1294, by Dhukwaehilda Rawlinson Kirby. The establishment of Wisbury was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Wisbury 's construction back out of the project. Dhukwaehilda Rawlinson Kirby pushed on reguardles, and Wisbury was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Wisbury was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wisbury is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Wisbury is buildings are arranged within a network of broad 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 is protected by a series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. The town's bare minimum defences 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.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Wisbury . The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Wisbury 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.

Wisbury 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.

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

Wisbury possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Wisbury 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

Wisbury 's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Wisbury vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Giant hissing cockroach near Wisbury are known to be quite timid.

Wisbury 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves drinking to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 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.

Wisbury Census Data: Year 2000

340 of Wisbury 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 55 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 48 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

759 of Wisbury 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 33 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wisbury is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century heavy spring rains following an uncharacteristically dry year and a minor earthquake resulted in the collapse of the north east face of Mount Dread. the landslide struck Wisbury , and devastated the community. 223 people, 358 livestock, and 95 buildings were lost to the calamity. The disaster is recorded in history as Dread's Fall.

History