Wæm Zircě Yèk

Wæm Zircě Yèk (/ˈzircɛ/ /jɤc/ [bronze] [tub; basin; bath]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Uh-25vdebaq District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Zircě Yèk is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Zircě Yèk was founded by Lumbiel Garepí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Zircě Yèk has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Wæm Zircě Yèk receives an average of 207 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wæm Zircě Yèk covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 7948 m (-16873 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Zircě Yèk was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1284, by Lumbiel Garepí. The establishment of Wæm Zircě Yèk was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Lumbiel Garepí electing to pay people to resettle in Wæm Zircě Yèk.

Wæm Zircě Yèk was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Zircě Yèk 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 Zircě Yèk is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of narrow split-log ties streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Wæm Zircě Yèk's size could have. Unfortuantly, these well-designed, yet cheep are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Wæm Zircě Yèk makes it abundantly clear the town 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Wæm Zircě Yèk 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 Zircě Yèk's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Zircě Yèk 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.

Wæm Zircě Yèk 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 Zircě Yèk 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 Zircě Yèk's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is recurring in Wæm Zircě Yèk.

The Apallie near Wæm Zircě Yèk are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Wæm Zircě Yèk's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via recitation of scripture.

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 Zircě Yèk Census Data: Year 2000

522 of Wæm Zircě Yèk's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 115 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 85 work as Service Workers
• 54 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 78 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 25 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

983 of Wæm Zircě Yèk's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 113 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Zircě Yèk has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

Wæm Zircě Yèk is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Wæm Zircě Yèk's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History