Wæm Bichy Měmiz

Wæm Bichy Měmiz (/bic/ /ˈmɛmiz/ [fun] [memento; souvenir]) is a subtropical Town located in Oj-98sjĭukyi Zone, Ěslorvogwin District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Bichy Měmiz is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Bichy Měmiz was founded by Pa Shêgèqth, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Bichy Měmiz has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Wæm Bichy Měmiz receives an average of 199 cm/y (78 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wæm Bichy Měmiz covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 6304 m (20682 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Bichy Měmiz was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1313, by Pa Shêgèqth. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Wæm Bichy Měmiz was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Bichy Měmiz 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.

Wæm Bichy Měmiz is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive packed earth streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. 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 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 town.

A look around Wæm Bichy Měmiz makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet town filled with closed scriptoriums, people quietly yet dejectedly reading in isolated places around town, and the occasional book laying in a heap of garbage.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Wæm Bichy Měmiz 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.

Wæm Bichy Měmiz 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.

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

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

Wæm Bichy Měmiz 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

Wæm Bichy Měmiz's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Wæm Bichy Měmiz during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Lizard near Wæm Bichy Měmiz are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Wæm Bichy Měmiz's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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.

Wæm Bichy Měmiz Census Data: Year 2000

337 of Wæm Bichy Měmiz's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 55 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 49 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

763 of Wæm Bichy Měmiz's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 22 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Bichy Měmiz makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Wæm Bichy Měmiz is seriously plagued with raiders. One or more groups of persistent plunderers are hitting the community repeatedly, and they lack the necessary resources to fend them off or protect all their holdings.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Wæm Bichy Měmiz was attacked by members of a peasant revolt. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Wæm Bichy Měmiz lost 193 people, 128 livestock, and 67 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 188, when members of Wæm Bichy Měmiz's militia enacted an operation to break a siege of a particular fortification. The operation was complicated by major logistical problems. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for Wæm Bichy Měmiz's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Wæm Bichy Měmiz's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History