Waithe Castle

Waithe Castle (/waithe/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Cosea Provence of the Hobben.

The name Waithe Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Waithe Castle was founded by Ghebi Springford, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Waithe Castle has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Waithe Castle receives an average of 294 cm/y (115 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Waithe Castle covers an area of nearly 207 km² (82 mi²), and an average elevation of 1218 m (3996 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Waithe Castle was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1057, by Ghebi Springford. The establishment of Waithe Castle was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Waithe Castle's construction back out of the project. Ghebi Springford pushed on reguardles, and Waithe Castle was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Waithe Castle was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Waithe Castle is no diffrent. The city'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.

Waithe Castle is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of broad packed earth streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Astonishigly, the failry decent fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Waithe Castle 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 Waithe Castle 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 Waithe Castle long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Waithe Castle 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.

Waithe Castle 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.

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

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

Waithe Castle 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.

Waithe Castle 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.

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

Waithe Castle has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Waithe Castle 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. Waithe Castle's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Waithe Castle 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.

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

Waithe Castle 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.

Waithe Castle 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 Waithe Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Waithe Castle 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.

Waithe Castle 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.

Waithe Castle 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.

Waithe Castle 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

Waithe Castle's mayor's house 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 Waithe Castle during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Domovoi near Waithe Castle are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Waithe Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Charm energies of tier 3 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.

Waithe Castle Census Data: Year 2000

18492 of Waithe Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1067 work in Agriculture
• 4114 work as Craftsmen
• 1441 work as Merchants
• 2883 work as Service Workers
• 1884 work as General Laborers
• 775 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2721 work as Civil Servants
• 1595 work in Cottage Industries
• 1006 work as Artists
• 1006 work in Produce Industries

27020 of Waithe Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3425 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Waithe Castle is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last 4 years has greatly spiked Waithe Castle's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Waithe Castle's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History