Walsage

Walsage (/walsage / [Translation Unavailable]) is a temperate Town located in the Weea Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Walsage is derived from the Sylvin language, as Walsage was founded by Hippodalia Hanford Pendelton, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Walsage has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Walsage receives an average of 176 cm/y (69 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Walsage covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3716 m (12191 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Walsage was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1258, by Hippodalia Hanford Pendelton. The establishment of Walsage was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Hippodalia Hanford Pendelton struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Walsage as a prison colony.

Walsage was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Walsage is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Walsage is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of premissive cobblestone streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Walsage weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The town's budget focused millitary grade defenses are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Walsage has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Walsage ’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Walsage 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.

Walsage 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.

Walsage 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.

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

Walsage 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 Town. Walsage 's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Walsage 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 Walsage 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Walsage 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.

Walsage 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

The locals have cut a deal with some unspeakable entity, trading some form of tribute (benign of horrific) in exchange for the being’s forbearance or assistance. Outsiders may be ignorant of the bargain, or they may know that the community is in thrall but be too fearful of its master to take action against them. The creature likely serves as a protector as well as a tyrant, so the locals may be content with the deal even if it doesn’t offer any further inducement or aid.

Walsage 's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

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

The Tavi (Mongoose Folk) near Walsage are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Walsage 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves gestures to channel Truename Magic 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.

Walsage Census Data: Year 2000

424 of Walsage 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 91 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 68 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 65 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

847 of Walsage 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 95 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a longsword of Wild Magic, an a longsword imbued with great amounts of Wild Magic energies was created in Wāgdev Se by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History