Wæm Kæ Bèlgè

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè (/kæ/ /ˈbɤlgɤ/ [fat] [armor]) is a subtropical Town located in Sprilzililaz̄uni Zone, Mækyitjĭesǐzbăkhka District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Kæ Bèlgè is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Kæ Bèlgè was founded by Myrtle Fyêthèj, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Wæm Kæ Bèlgè receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wæm Kæ Bèlgè covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1650 m (5413 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1334, by Myrtle Fyêthèj. The establishment of Wæm Kæ Bèlgè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Myrtle Fyêthèj electing to pay people to resettle in Wæm Kæ Bèlgè.

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Kæ Bèlgè 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 Kæ Bèlgè 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 has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Wæm Kæ Bèlgè's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Wæm Kæ Bèlgè shows Wæm Kæ Bèlgè as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The town has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Wæm Kæ Bèlgè places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè 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. Wæm Kæ Bèlgè's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

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

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè 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 Kæ Bèlgè's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Wæm Kæ Bèlgè rainbows form quite often above the Town.

The Ifrit near Wæm Kæ Bèlgè are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via 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.

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè Census Data: Year 2000

402 of Wæm Kæ Bèlgè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 89 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

833 of Wæm Kæ Bèlgè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 65 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Kæ Bèlgè is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

Due to a magical anomaly, Wæm Kæ Bèlgè is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

The the a pair of bracers of Invocation, an a pair of bracers imbued with potent amounts of Invocation energies was created near Wæm Kæ Bèlgè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History