Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm (/ˈwɪ̞twuf/ /ˈʊjto/ [row] [jealous]) is a subtropical City located in the Tmíhiy̼gelfàf Region of the Tetburland.

The name Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm is derived from the Sylvin language, as Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm was founded by Nie, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 35°C (95°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm receives an average of 194 cm/y (76 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm covers an area of nearly 41 km² (16 mi²), and an average elevation of 2036 m (6679 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1172, by Nie. The establishment of Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm is no diffrent. The city'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.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm is buildings are built arround a single crampt paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The peasent-grade have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the city has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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.

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

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

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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.

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

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

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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 City. Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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 Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm.

The Sylph near Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Chronomancy 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.

Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

3625 of Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 191 work in Agriculture
• 791 work as Craftsmen
• 288 work as Merchants
• 564 work as Service Workers
• 368 work as General Laborers
• 147 work as Skilled Laborers
• 564 work as Civil Servants
• 320 work in Cottage Industries
• 190 work as Artists
• 202 work in Produce Industries

5691 of Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 388 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm experienced an impossibly long, cold, and stormy winter unlike anything seen before. The worst of the disaster struck The storm coated everything in a thick layer of ice and freezing countless animals, plants, and people to death. Wíhtwufùyto Gíhm lost 127 people, and 203 livestock in the disaster.. The disaster is remembered as the Heartache Screams, after the sounds of the winds.

History