Small Town: Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka
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StateFederation of Alveria
ProvenceLiwbărǐm District
Sub ProvenceVnöfof Parish
RegionMx-34t Nělǐlna Savannah
Founded1384
Community LeaderAdministrator Trgëgêpí Trêrthèj
Area4 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp29°C (84°F)
Average Elevation3348 m (10984 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation240 cm/y (94 in/y)
Population959
Population Density239 people per km2 (959 people per mi2)
Town AuraCharm
Naming
Native nameWulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka
Pronunciation/wuˈlippɨ/ /meʤ/
Direct Translation[attractive] [garden; park]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka (/wuˈlippɨ/ /meʤ/ [attractive] [garden; park]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Vnöfof Parish, Liwbărǐm District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka was founded by Treg̈ Brg̈gfë, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 4 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 3348 m (10984 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1384, by Treg̈ Brg̈gfë. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka is buildings are built arround a single narrow paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Unfortuantly, these top tier civilian fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the town. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Wulippì Mejĭ 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.

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

Wulippì Mejĭ 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.

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

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

Wulippì Mejĭ 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.

Cultural Notes

While Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka.

The Giant hissing cockroach near Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves gestures to channel Enchantment energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 1
  • Farmers: 2
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 3
  • Milk Maids: 2
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 2
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 3864 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 239
    • Poultry: 2877
    • Swine: 191
    • Sheep: 9
    • Goats: 1
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 95

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 2
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 3
  • Carpenters: 3
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 5
  • Glassworkers: 2
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Hatters: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Roofers: 1
  • Saddlers: 1
  • Scabbardmakers: 2
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
  • Tailors: 4
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 3

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 2
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 2
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 2
  • Fishmongers: 2
  • Potion Sellers: 1
  • Resellers: 4
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 1
  • Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 4
  • Barbers: 5
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 4
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Hairdressers: 3
  • Healers: 2
  • Housekeepers: 3
  • Housemaids: 5
  • House Stewards: 2
  • Laundry maids: 1
  • Maidservants: 3
  • Nursery Maids: 1
  • Pastrycooks: 3
  • Restaurateur: 4
  • Tavern Keepers: 3

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 1
  • In-Town Couriers: 2
  • Long Haul Couriers: 2
  • Dockyard Workers: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 2
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 1
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 1
  • Postmen: 2
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 2
  • Tosher: 1
  • Warehousemen: 3
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 2

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 2
  • Educators: 2
  • Engineers: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 1
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 6
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 3
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 3
  • Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 2
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 3
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 2
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 5
  • Spinners: 2
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Musicians: 2
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 3
  • Writers: 2

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 3
  • Canners: 2
  • Cheesmakers: 3
  • Millers: 1
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

277 of Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

606 of Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 76 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wulippì Mejĭ Birěkhka is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History