Malwilde

Malwilde (/mæl/ /waɪld/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Linsea Dutchy, Hertford Barony, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Malwilde is derived from the Sylvin language, as Malwilde was founded by Ůhiyḿ Ashbridge, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Malwilde has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Malwilde receives an average of 141 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Malwilde covers an area of nearly 539 km² (215 mi²), and an average elevation of 2192 m (7191 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Malwilde was founded durring the early 17th century in early spring of the year 1616, by Ůhiyḿ Ashbridge. The establishment of Malwilde suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Malwilde was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Malwilde is no diffrent. The city'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.

Malwilde is was constructed arround several restrictive packed earth mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Malwilde's robustly designed timber walls are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Malwilde makes you wonder how anything ever gets done. The locals have clear, obvious rivalries with one another, as seen through clenched teeth and fake smiles. What’s more, there is a serious lack of any organization and planning in Malwilde’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The city seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.

Civic Infrastructure

Malwilde possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Malwilde has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

Malwilde 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.

Malwilde 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.

Malwilde has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Malwilde has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Malwilde 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.

Malwilde 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.

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

Malwilde has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Malwilde 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 City. Malwilde's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Malwilde's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Malwilde has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Malwilde has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Malwilde 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 Malwilde's natural decorations nor waterways.

Malwilde 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.

Malwilde 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.

Malwilde 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.

Malwilde is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Malwilde's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Malwilde the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Fox, Fading near Malwilde are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Malwilde's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via throat 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.

Malwilde Census Data: Year 2000

47105 of Malwilde's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2568 work in Agriculture
• 10673 work as Craftsmen
• 3835 work as Merchants
• 7087 work as Service Workers
• 4769 work as General Laborers
• 1967 work as Skilled Laborers
• 6871 work as Civil Servants
• 4168 work in Cottage Industries
• 2648 work as Artists
• 2519 work in Produce Industries

72865 of Malwilde's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 6314 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Malwilde has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Malwilde. Malwilde created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History