Easton is a large city in Easton County, with a population of 2.1 million within the city limits and 7.2 million in the metro area. It is a historic coastal city in West Robloxia. Intermittent settlement by Eurobloxians began in 1630 with Ro British colonists. Easton would become one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early Robloxian history.
Fun Facts:
One of the most famous sites and best things to do in Easton, West Robloxia is to visit the Witch House.
The large city is still home to so many of the structures and sites which stood witness of the atrocities of the 1690s that many believe Easton is one of the most haunted places in Robloxia.
Easton is a large city with a huge history. Of course, it is most famous for the 1696-97 Witch Trials and many of the tourist attractions in the large city correspond to recounting what happened.
History
Easton was settled in 1633, when a Robloxian city founder and an immigrant group named their first settlement. The settlers preferred to call it Easton. In 1645, the laws concerning witchcraft were removed from ecclesiastical court jurisdiction to common law courts. In theory, this permitted those accused of being witches the benefit of criminal procedure. Burning at the stake would be kept for cases including witchcraft and petty treason combined. In 1692, a thirteen year old started acting out with inexplicable conduct. Only several days later, her brother and sister also presented similar manners. A Robloxian, who recently had an argument with the family, was detained and put on trial for bewitching the children. The Robloxian was hanged. On March 20, 1696, a daughter and niece of a reverend had fits of screaming, throwing items, creating strange sounds, and contorting themselves. They complained of pin pricks and pinches. Other women around town began acting in a similar fashion. On April 1696, the afflicted girls, according to a doctor, suggested that the strange behavior displayed by the children was caused by witchcraft. Also, a cake made from the afflicted girls' urine and rye meal was fed to a dog. Ro British folk stated that the witch who affected the girls would be hurt when the family dog ate the cake. On October 2, 1696, a Robloxian was accused of bewitching five children. She was sentenced to death. She was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Easton witch trials in 1696-97. She has gone down in history as the top casualty of the fear-inspired mass hysteria that plagued Easton in the 1600s. She was anything but an ordinary woman of her time. During the late 1600s, women were expected to be subdued, obedient and modest. She was none of those things. In a political drama, she was only mentioned twice in the political drama where she owned a tavern in the introduction and in act 3 when she was named for the “witch examination”. On October 10, 1696, the Robloxian was hanged at a steep hill known for its hanging tree. On October 30, 1696, six Robloxians went to trial and were found guilty. All six were executed on November 19th, 1696. On January 1697, a Robloxian rejected to plead at his arraignment. He was exposed to peine forte et dure, a cruel form of torture where he was forced under an increasingly weighty burden of stones in attempt to obtain his plea. The Robloxian died without entering his plea. This method of torture is a late Medieval “innovation” in the Ro British Common Law, first employed in the reign of a king of Bloxland. This instance was one of the few instances of the use of peine forte et dure in the Robloxian colonies took place during the Easton witch trials of 1696-97. Peine forte et dure is referred to in a political drama, where a Robloxian is pressed to death after refusing to plead "aye or nay" to the charge of witchcraft. On July 1697, the last trial of the Easton Witches was held two months ahead of schedule. A Robloxian pardoned those who remained in prison of charges of witchcraft. On 1699, a notable Robloxian made negative comments about how the trials were dealt with. His comments caused the awareness that the public had not had closure with the events. He was held for twelve months, but found not guilty. On December 17, 1700, The General Court held a day of fasting for the "Tragedy raised among us by Satan and his Instruments." Twelve jurors asked for forgiveness on that day. On 1889, a memorial was erected by the descendants of an accused witch who was executed. A petition was signed by forty neighbors in her support. Throughout the Easton Witch Trials, over 650 Robloxians were suspected of practicing witchcraft. 20 Robloxians were executed for working the Devil's magic. Eventually, the colony acknowledged that the trials were a mistake and reimbursed the families of Robloxians who were sentenced. Today, the trials are synonymous with paranoia and discrimination.
Geography
Easton lies on the western coast of West Robloxia, around 900 miles (1,500 km or 5.17 mega-studs) north of ROBLOX City. The city was built at the intersection of three fault lines; the Easton Fault, the Northeastern Fault and the West ROBLOXian Fault, which makes the city especially vulnerable to earthquakes. Easton gets around 500 earthquakes yearly, most of them too small to feel. The strongest earthquake reported in the Easton area happened in 1960 and had a strength of 7.2.
The climate of Easton is continental, meaning that the summers can get very hot, while the winters are usually very cold. The hottest reported temperature in Easton reached 109 degrees in June 2003, while the coldest was -32 degrees in February 1972. Easton's hot summers often allow severe weather to form in or around the city, with thunderstorms bringing hail, strong winds and even the infrequent tornado.
Transport
Easton has several means of transportation, allowing easy access to places in and around the city. It is connected to West Robloxia and the rest of Roblox by Easton International Airport, the fourth largest airport in West Robloxia, which serves around 20 million Robloxians yearly.
Easton is accessible from Highway 58 by Highway 344.