Fenwilde

Fenwilde (/fɛn/ /waɪld/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Felingle Community of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Fenwilde is derived from the Sylvin language, as Fenwilde was founded by Brêrthepí Cobham, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Fenwilde has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Fenwilde receives an average of 210 cm/y (82 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fenwilde covers an area of nearly 520 km² (208 mi²), and an average elevation of 3886 m (12749 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fenwilde was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1145, by Brêrthepí Cobham. The establishment of Fenwilde suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Fenwilde which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Fenwilde was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fenwilde is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Fenwilde is is constructed arround a semi-circular crampt paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. Fenwilde's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences 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.

The city shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

Fenwilde possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Fenwilde 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.

Fenwilde 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.

Fenwilde has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Fenwilde has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Fenwilde 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.

Fenwilde 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.

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

Fenwilde has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Fenwilde 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 City. Fenwilde's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Fenwilde possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Fenwilde has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Fenwilde has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Fenwilde 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 Fenwilde's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fenwilde 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.

Fenwilde 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.

Fenwilde 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.

Fenwilde is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Fenwilde'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, winter is recurring in Fenwilde.

The Living Topiary near Fenwilde are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Fenwilde's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via throat singing.

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.

Fenwilde Census Data: Year 2000

47411 of Fenwilde's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2644 work in Agriculture
• 10939 work as Craftsmen
• 3813 work as Merchants
• 7286 work as Service Workers
• 4824 work as General Laborers
• 1942 work as Skilled Laborers
• 6523 work as Civil Servants
• 4324 work in Cottage Industries
• 2598 work as Artists
• 2518 work in Produce Industries

73026 of Fenwilde's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3724 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Fenwilde is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Fenwilde was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Fenwilde lost 275 people, 140 livestock, and 29 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 179, when members of Fenwilde's militia enacted an operation to capture a particular temple intact. The operation was complicated by a trusted officer who turned traitor and defects. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the temple, which ended in a stalemate for Fenwilde's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Fenwilde's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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