Bexham

Bexham (/bexham / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Ostbridge Dutchy, Queoulnia Kingdom, within the Sylvanian Empire.

The name Bexham is derived from the Sylvin language, as Bexham was founded by Pana Donovan, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Bexham has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Bexham receives an average of 226 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Bexham covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3720 m (12204 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bexham was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1243, by Pana Donovan. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Pana Donovan.

Bexham was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bexham 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.

Bexham is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow packed earth streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Unfortuantly, these peasent-grade are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Bexham 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Bexham can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Bexham places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Bexham possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

Bexham 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.

Bexham 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.

Bexham 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.

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

Bexham possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Large Town. Bexham 's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Bexham 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 Bexham 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bexham 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.

Bexham 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

Bexham 's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Bexham snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Leshy, Lichen near Bexham are known to be quite timid.

Bexham 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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.

Bexham Census Data: Year 2000

481 of Bexham 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 106 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 77 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 70 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

983 of Bexham 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 45 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bexham 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 after an anomalously snowy winter, runoff from snow-melt caused Pond Damodar to overflow its banks and spill into Waterway Thurroy. The resulting flood was isolated to the area around Bexham , which was swallowed by the waters for several days. Bexham lost 287 people, 371 livestock, and 93 buildings in the disaster. The disaster is remembered as the Ill Tides Drownings.

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