Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ (/ˈjɪnna/ /ˈwoxwæ/ [sad] [parcel; package; bundle]) is a subtropical Town located in the Liwbărǐm District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ was founded by Nf-962i 'Jenny' Sheg̈nhepí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ receives an average of 221 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1142 m (3746 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1185, by Nf-962i 'Jenny' Sheg̈nhepí. The establishment of Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ's construction back out of the project. Nf-962i 'Jenny' Sheg̈nhepí pushed on reguardles, and Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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 Yǐnna Wokhwæ is is constructed arround a series of spacious baked earthen mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ's minimaly adiquite 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.

A look around Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ shows Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ is little more than a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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.

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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 Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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 Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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 Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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.

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

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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 Yǐnna Wokhwæ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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 Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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 Yǐnna Wokhwæ's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ.

The Stymphalian Bird (Bronze Beak) near Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ are known to be quite timid.

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves gestures to channel Augury 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 Yǐnna Wokhwæ Census Data: Year 2000

458 of Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 103 work as Craftsmen
• 35 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 46 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 72 work as Civil Servants
• 42 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

947 of Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 28 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Yǐnna Wokhwæ 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 late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History