Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi (/vep/ /ˈcepji/ [complicated; complex; intricate] [funeral]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Yuqlǐki Zone, If-70cqǐnrì District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi was founded by Trêbê Fyënmeshe, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 20°C (68°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi receives an average of 242 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2478 m (8129 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1399, by Trêbê Fyënmeshe. The establishment of Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's construction back out of the project. Trêbê Fyënmeshe pushed on reguardles, and Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi 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 Pa-16r Chyepyi is is constructed arround a series of broad paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

A look around Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi long.

Civic Infrastructure

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi 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 Pa-16r Chyepyi. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's parks.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi 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 Pa-16r Chyepyi has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi 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 Pa-16r Chyepyi has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi 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 Town. Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi 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 Pa-16r Chyepyi's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi 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 Pa-16r Chyepyi 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 Pa-16r Chyepyi's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

In Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Ice Elemental, Small near Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 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 Pa-16r Chyepyi Census Data: Year 2000

479 of Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 104 work as Craftsmen
• 43 work as Merchants
• 79 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 67 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

917 of Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 121 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi has a conflict with a neighboring community. This usually isn't part of a larger war, but is instead a personal animosity between them. It may be the community has suffered at their enemy's hands, or they may have been the ones applying the suffering. Constant low-level skirmishes and trouble making go on between the two.

Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi was attacked by savage duergars living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi lost 253 people, 102 livestock, and 40 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 177, when members of Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's militia enacted an operation to destroy or capture a particular strategic location. The operation was complicated by blistering heat, such that many succumbed to heatstroke. The conflict ended with the defense of the strategic location against a siege, which ended in a stalemate for Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Wæm Pa-16r Chyepyi's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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