Wæm Mìz Hǐz

Wæm Mìz Hǐz (/mɨz/ /hɪz/ [scarce] [celebrity]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Liwbărǐm District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Mìz Hǐz is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Mìz Hǐz was founded by Treshe Trêgë, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Mìz Hǐz has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Wæm Mìz Hǐz receives an average of 219 cm/y (86 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wæm Mìz Hǐz covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1368 m (4488 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Mìz Hǐz was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1156, by Treshe Trêgë. The establishment of Wæm Mìz Hǐz suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Wæm Mìz Hǐz which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Wæm Mìz Hǐz was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Mìz Hǐz is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Wæm Mìz Hǐz is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad flagstone streets which form octogonal 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 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 Mìz Hǐz's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Wæm Mìz Hǐz's top tier civilian fortifications are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look arround Wæm Mìz Hǐz reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Wæm Mìz Hǐz has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Wæm Mìz Hǐz possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Wæm Mìz Hǐz 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 Mìz Hǐz's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Mìz Hǐz 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.

Wæm Mìz Hǐz 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 Mìz Hǐz 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

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Wæm Mìz Hǐz's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is recurring in Wæm Mìz Hǐz.

The Bonewrought Willow near Wæm Mìz Hǐz are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Wæm Mìz Hǐz's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Charm energies of tier 1 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 Mìz Hǐz Census Data: Year 2000

592 of Wæm Mìz Hǐz's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 34 work in Agriculture
• 125 work as Craftsmen
• 49 work as Merchants
• 96 work as Service Workers
• 61 work as General Laborers
• 21 work as Skilled Laborers
• 89 work as Civil Servants
• 56 work in Cottage Industries
• 29 work as Artists
• 32 work in Produce Industries

1159 of Wæm Mìz Hǐz's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 72 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Wæm Mìz Hǐz's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

The the a helmet of Truename Magic, an a helmet imbued with great amounts of Truename Magic energies was created near Wæm Mìz Hǐz by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History