Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì (/kæp/ /wɨˈmɤkhɨ/ [possible; plausible] [magic]) is a subtropical Town located in Fö Weëfoklek Parish, Sktkrmmepo District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì was founded by Ýatså Brêyëkdo, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì has a yearly average temperature of 33°C (91°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 38°C (100°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 28°C (82°F). Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì receives an average of 196 cm/y (77 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 19802 m (-20932 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1369, by Ýatså Brêyëkdo. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì is buildings are built arround a single spacious split-log ties mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì's millitarily questionable fortifications 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.

Right off the bat Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì 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 Kæp Wìmèkhì's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì 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 Kæp Wìmèkhì 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

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Pegasus near Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Kæp Wìmèkhì Census Data: Year 2000

472 of Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 107 work as Craftsmen
• 40 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 66 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

895 of Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 118 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Wæm Kæp Wìmèkhì might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

POI

History

The the an axe of Summoning, an an axe imbued with potent amounts of Summoning energies was created near Wæm Kæ Bèlgè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History