Wensum Citidel

Wensum Citidel (/wensum/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in Fairlight Dutchy, Qiban Kingdom, within the Sylvan.

The name Wensum Citidel is derived from the Sylvin language, as Wensum Citidel was founded by Lelva Goodfriend, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Wensum Citidel has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°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 9°C (48°F). Wensum Citidel receives an average of 165 cm/y (64 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wensum Citidel covers an area of nearly 102 km² (40 mi²), and an average elevation of 4500 m (14763 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wensum Citidel was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1218, by Lelva Goodfriend. The establishment of Wensum Citidel was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Wensum Citidel's construction back out of the project. Lelva Goodfriend pushed on reguardles, and Wensum Citidel was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Wensum Citidel was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wensum Citidel is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature stone brick construction with most buildings posessing towers, turrets, dormers, and wide wrap-around porches. An extreem emphasis on decorative features and emblishments can be seen even on the poorest of homes and makes even the most humble of structures seem a bit regal.

Wensum Citidel is is constructed arround a semi-circular crampt worn bedrock mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Wensum Citidel's exceptionaly well made fortifications are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

Wensum Citidel 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 Wensum Citidel’s streets. The city is very clearly a joyfull place as well as relaxing. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

Wensum Citidel 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.

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

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

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

Wensum Citidel 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.

Wensum Citidel 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.

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

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

Wensum Citidel 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.

Wensum Citidel 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.

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

Wensum Citidel has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Wensum Citidel 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. Wensum Citidel's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Wensum Citidel possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Wensum Citidel has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Wensum Citidel 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 Wensum Citidel's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wensum Citidel 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.

Wensum Citidel 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.

Wensum Citidel 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

Wensum Citidel's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Wensum Citidel there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Bumblebee, Giant near Wensum Citidel are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Wensum Citidel's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Abjuration energies of tier 2 via throat chanting.

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.

Wensum Citidel Census Data: Year 2000

9108 of Wensum Citidel's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 488 work in Agriculture
• 2100 work as Craftsmen
• 714 work as Merchants
• 1380 work as Service Workers
• 931 work as General Laborers
• 369 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1342 work as Civil Servants
• 807 work in Cottage Industries
• 496 work as Artists
• 481 work in Produce Industries

13649 of Wensum Citidel's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1197 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wensum Citidel's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

Wensum Citidel 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 Wensum Citidel.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of protected Wensum Citidel's harvest from an army of bandits. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

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