Witham Crow

Witham Crow (/ˈwɪθəm kroʊ / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Cosea Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Witham Crow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Witham Crow was founded by Vúch Bër 'Izzy Romeo' Cāb Mp̪vénḱ Mé̄bō̄nḱ Thorpe, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Witham Crow has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°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 18°C (64°F). Witham Crow receives an average of 272 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Witham Crow covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1506 m (4940 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Witham Crow was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1407, by Vúch Bër 'Izzy Romeo' Cāb Mp̪vénḱ Mé̄bō̄nḱ Thorpe. The establishment of Witham Crow suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Witham Crow which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Witham Crow was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Witham Crow is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Witham Crow is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive packed earth streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Witham Crow 's robustly designed timber walls has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A look around Witham Crow has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the 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 town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Witham Crow long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Witham Crow 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.

Witham Crow 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.

Witham Crow 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.

Witham Crow 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.

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

Witham Crow 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 Witham Crow 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Witham Crow 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.

Witham Crow 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.

Witham Crow 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

Witham Crow 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Witham Crow .

The Thoqqua near Witham Crow are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Witham Crow 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via proclamations.

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.

Witham Crow Census Data: Year 2000

587 of Witham Crow 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 34 work in Agriculture
• 133 work as Craftsmen
• 46 work as Merchants
• 97 work as Service Workers
• 57 work as General Laborers
• 20 work as Skilled Laborers
• 86 work as Civil Servants
• 54 work in Cottage Industries
• 28 work as Artists
• 32 work in Produce Industries

1136 of Witham Crow 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 53 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Witham Crow is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

Witham Crow used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Witham Crow .

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. One of Witham Crow 's festivals remembers the hero.

History