Woodey

Woodey (/woodey/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Town located in Lu̹hu̹ Vo County, Quanada County, within the Kingdom of Helsteria.

The name Woodey is derived from the Sylvin language, as Woodey was founded by Laihz Kovachevski, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Woodey has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Woodey receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Woodey covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5708 m (18727 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Woodey was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1228, by Laihz Kovachevski. The establishment of Woodey suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Woodey was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Woodey is no diffrent. The town'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.

Woodey is buildings are speckled and packed arround narrow cobblestone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Woodey is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. There’s a patern to the panic. It’s not easy to see, and no one quite agrees on what it is, but the locals know and operate under this pattern. It shapes everything they do, and you feel as if you’ve almost worked it out only for some small detail to devastate your theory every time you try and comprehend it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Woodey 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.

Woodey 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.

Woodey 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.

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

Woodey has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Woodey possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Woodey has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Woodey 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.

Cultural Notes

Woodey's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Woodey all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Wolf near Woodey are known to be quite timid.

Woodey's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 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.

Woodey Census Data: Year 2000

349 of Woodey's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

703 of Woodey's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 79 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Woodey is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

Woodey's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Woodey suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Woodey was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Woodey. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Woodey lost 191 people, 245 livestock, and 23 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 100, when members of Woodey's militia enacted an operation to rescue a particular solgiers group from the enemy. The operation was complicated by a trusted officer who turned traitor and defects. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the strategic location, which ended in a crushing defeat for Woodey's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Woodey's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History