Wæm Cib Ditjĭă

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă (/cib/ /ˈditʤə̝/ [temporary; brief] [ledge]) is a subtropical Town located in Sesutkrajlizogu Zone, Ot-61esìb District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Cib Ditjĭă is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Cib Ditjĭă was founded by Snog̈îd Tsèlêm, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Wæm Cib Ditjĭă receives an average of 232 cm/y (91 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Wæm Cib Ditjĭă covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3698 m (12132 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1351, by Snog̈îd Tsèlêm. The establishment of Wæm Cib Ditjĭă 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.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Cib Ditjĭă 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.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă is buildings are speckled and packed arround restrictive paverstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences 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.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Wæm Cib Ditjĭă ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Wæm Cib Ditjĭă is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to have homes. One cannot help but wonder what Wæm Cib Ditjĭă was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă 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.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă 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.

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

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă 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 Wæm Cib Ditjĭă's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă 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.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă 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

There’s more than one leader in Wæm Cib Ditjĭă, but at least some of them are at each other’s throats. It might be a conflict between formal leadership and informal authorities, or it could be a struggle among civil officials. Their interests might diverge sharply, or it could be a personal grudge that’s boiled over. Outside threats and internal problems are likely being ignored until the power struggle is resolved.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă's mayor's house 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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Wæm Cib Ditjĭă.

The Pseudosphinx near Wæm Cib Ditjĭă are known to be quite timid.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 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.

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă Census Data: Year 2000

411 of Wæm Cib Ditjĭă's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 65 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 60 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

894 of Wæm Cib Ditjĭă's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 40 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Cib Ditjĭă is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. Wæm Cib Ditjĭă created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History