Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah (/ˈjanɪ/ /ˈxɪpah/ [poet] [width]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Rm-96pyohěkhka District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah was founded by Dyêbê Shesmesí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah receives an average of 229 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2480 m (8136 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1120, by Dyêbê Shesmesí. The establishment of Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious 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 sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Unfortuantly, these timber-based walls are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah's parks.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah 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 Px-88x Khǐpah's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

The Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Augury 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 Px-88x Khǐpah Census Data: Year 2000

517 of Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 114 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 52 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 80 work as Civil Servants
• 47 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 28 work in Produce Industries

1005 of Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 63 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

The the a suit of Jack of plate armor of Augury, an a suit of Jack of plate armor imbued with great amounts of Augury energies was created near Wæm Px-88x Khǐpah by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History