Wæm Qd-271h Kěg

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg (/ˈdamrə̝g/ /kɛg/ [cultural] [feast]) is a subtropical Town located in the Kosenilu District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Qd-271h Kěg is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Qd-271h Kěg was founded by Rk-78n 'Yo-Yo' Êyèdsm, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg has a yearly average temperature of 34°C (93°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 38°C (100°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 30°C (86°F). Wæm Qd-271h Kěg receives an average of 67 cm/y (26 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Wæm Qd-271h Kěg covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 17000 m (12824 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1234, by Rk-78n 'Yo-Yo' Êyèdsm. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Rk-78n 'Yo-Yo' Êyèdsm.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Qd-271h Kěg is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg is is constructed arround a series of broad gravel mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's cost-cutting-focused defences 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.

A look around Wæm Qd-271h Kěg gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Wæm Qd-271h Kěg can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Wæm Qd-271h Kěg places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg 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 Qd-271h Kěg 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 Qd-271h Kěg. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Wæm Qd-271h Kěg's parks.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Wæm Qd-271h Kěg.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg 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 Qd-271h Kěg 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 Qd-271h Kěg 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 Qd-271h Kěg has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Wæm Qd-271h Kěg's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg 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 Qd-271h Kěg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg 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 Qd-271h Kěg 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

The law within Wæm Qd-271h Kěg is highly corrupt, or does not apply to certain favored groups or castes. Strangers might be fleeced by local lawmen, evildoers can be absolved by a payment, and powerful gentry do as they please.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg's mayor's house 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.

In Wæm Qd-271h Kěg rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Plant-Imbued Ape near Wæm Qd-271h Kěg are known to be quite timid.

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves square dance to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 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 Qd-271h Kěg Census Data: Year 2000

458 of Wæm Qd-271h Kěg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 104 work as Craftsmen
• 36 work as Merchants
• 75 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 70 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

868 of Wæm Qd-271h Kěg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 115 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Qd-271h Kěg'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 Qd-271h Kěg suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Mount Grief, an iconic vista located neare Wæm Qd-271h Kěg, proved to be volcanic when the mountain erupted. The eruption was isolated to the area around Wæm Qd-271h Kěg, which was swallowed in ash, lava flows, and pyroclastic gasses. Wæm Qd-271h Kěg lost 285 people, 287 livestock, and 55 buildings in the disaster. The event is forever remembered as the Day of Grief's Wrath.

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