Wæm Mup Hiki

Wæm Mup Hiki (/mup/ /ˈhiki/ [classic] [store; shop; salon; business; arsenal]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Zaluhike Zone, Madraměvì District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Mup Hiki is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Mup Hiki was founded by Zënka Fyegesîv, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Mup Hiki has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Wæm Mup Hiki receives an average of 267 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Wæm Mup Hiki covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2196 m (7204 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Mup Hiki was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1213, by Zënka Fyegesîv. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Wæm Mup Hiki was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Mup Hiki 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 Mup Hiki is buildings folow an organic layout of premissive cobblestone streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Wæm Mup Hiki's failry decent fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Wæm Mup Hiki 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 Mup Hiki ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Wæm Mup Hiki as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the town brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Wæm Mup Hiki 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 Mup Hiki has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Wæm Mup Hiki 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 Mup Hiki's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Wæm Mup Hiki 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 Mup Hiki's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Mup Hiki 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 Mup Hiki 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 Mup Hiki's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Wæm Mup Hiki it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Vapor Wasp near Wæm Mup Hiki are known to be quite timid.

Wæm Mup Hiki's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Necromancy energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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 Mup Hiki Census Data: Year 2000

487 of Wæm Mup Hiki's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 105 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 28 work in Produce Industries

943 of Wæm Mup Hiki's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 75 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Mup Hiki's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Wæm Mup Hiki suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

Wæm Mup Hiki is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century an otherwise minor earthquake shifted Brook Quiet. The resulting flood was isolated to the area around Wæm Mup Hiki, which was swallowed by the waters for several days. Wæm Mup Hiki lost 133 people, 267 livestock, and 89 buildings in the disaster. The disaster is remembered as the Torment Drownings.

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