Wyncham Castle

Wyncham Castle (/wyncham/ [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Qegian Provence of the Hobben.

The name Wyncham Castle is derived from the Sylvin language, as Wyncham Castle was founded by Tsêbm Afford, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Wyncham Castle has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Wyncham Castle receives an average of 284 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Wyncham Castle covers an area of nearly 214 km² (85 mi²), and an average elevation of 2018 m (6620 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wyncham Castle was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1237, by Tsêbm Afford. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Tsêbm Afford.

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

Wyncham Castle is is constructed arround a semi-circular crampt flagstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Wyncham Castle, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The city's Relic of the World That Was have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Wyncham Castle gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Wyncham Castle acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Wyncham 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.

Wyncham 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.

Wyncham 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.

Wyncham 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.

Wyncham 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.

Wyncham 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.

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

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

Wyncham 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. Wyncham Castle's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Wyncham Castle's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Wyncham Castle has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Wyncham 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 Wyncham Castle's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wyncham 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.

Wyncham 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.

Wyncham 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.

Wyncham 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Wyncham Castle 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.

Wyncham Castle's chapel 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.”.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is short in Wyncham Castle.

The Herd Animal, Elk (River) near Wyncham Castle are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Wyncham Castle's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 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.

Wyncham Castle Census Data: Year 2000

19196 of Wyncham Castle's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1061 work in Agriculture
• 4376 work as Craftsmen
• 1550 work as Merchants
• 2881 work as Service Workers
• 1985 work as General Laborers
• 781 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2723 work as Civil Servants
• 1730 work in Cottage Industries
• 1074 work as Artists
• 1035 work in Produce Industries

29793 of Wyncham Castle's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2041 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

The the a key of Elven High Magic, an a key imbued with notable amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created near Wyncham Castle by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History