Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka (/ˈwukə̝ jam/ /mar/ [owl] [barbecue]) is a subtropical Town located in Vidnèbìl Zone, Mækyitjĭesǐzbăkhka District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka was founded by Odette Dyepîpí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°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 24°C (75°F). Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka receives an average of 216 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4942 m (16213 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka was founded durring the late 11th century, by Odette Dyepîpí. The establishment of Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Odette Dyepîpí struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka as a prison colony.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka is buildings have been located at convienant points along the cliff Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the narrow packed earth streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Astonishigly, the millitarily questionable fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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 Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka’s streets. The town is very clearly a joyfull place as well as relaxing. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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 Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka's parks.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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.

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

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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 Town. Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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 Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka 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

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka.

The Festrog near Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 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.

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

467 of Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 104 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 76 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 67 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

999 of Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 29 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka. One of Wukă Yam-mar Birěkhka's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History