Wæm Lìpe-laszě

Wæm Lìpe-laszě (/ˈlɨpe/ /ˈlaszɛ/ [stereotype] [medal]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Wv-0săbb District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Lìpe-laszě is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Lìpe-laszě was founded by Tshelè Tsêbrêbê, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Lìpe-laszě has a yearly average temperature of 31°C (87°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 35°C (95°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Wæm Lìpe-laszě receives an average of 68 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Wæm Lìpe-laszě covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 20454 m (-18793 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Lìpe-laszě was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1233, by Tshelè Tsêbrêbê. The establishment of Wæm Lìpe-laszě was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Wæm Lìpe-laszě's construction back out of the project. Tshelè Tsêbrêbê pushed on reguardles, and Wæm Lìpe-laszě was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Wæm Lìpe-laszě was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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 Lìpe-laszě is buildings are located arround a single restrictive paverstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise 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. Wæm Lìpe-laszě's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The town's top tier civilian fortifications 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.

Wæm Lìpe-laszě has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Wæm Lìpe-laszě ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Even with that as it is, everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or much of both. The town should be gone, not dying. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

Wæm Lìpe-laszě possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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 Wæm Lìpe-laszě. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Wæm Lìpe-laszě's parks.

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

Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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 Lìpe-laszě 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 Lìpe-laszě 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.

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

Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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 Town. Wæm Lìpe-laszě's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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.

Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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 Wæm Lìpe-laszě's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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.

Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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

Wæm Lìpe-laszě's bank 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 Lìpe-laszě rainbows form quite often above the Large Town.

The Cloud Dragon, Wyrmling near Wæm Lìpe-laszě are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Wæm Lìpe-laszě's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Lìpe-laszě Census Data: Year 2000

493 of Wæm Lìpe-laszě's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 111 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 80 work as Service Workers
• 52 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

948 of Wæm Lìpe-laszě's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 108 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Lìpe-laszě 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 set of sabatons of Wild Magic, an a set of sabatons imbued with notable amounts of Wild Magic energies was created in Wæm Lìpe-laszě by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History