Wæm Sědæ Dǐ

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ (/ˈsɛdæ/ /dɪ/ [opposite] [thing; stuff; matter (substance; material); object]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Yăvajĭkǐkh District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Sědæ Dǐ is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Sědæ Dǐ was founded by Maud Trgëmë, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Wæm Sědæ Dǐ receives an average of 210 cm/y (82 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wæm Sědæ Dǐ covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3072 m (10078 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1254, by Maud Trgëmë. The establishment of Wæm Sědæ Dǐ 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 Sědæ Dǐ was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Sědæ Dǐ is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of crampt packed earth streets which form triangular 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 lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

A look around Wæm Sědæ Dǐ gives the unmistakable impression the town is 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 Wæm Sědæ Dǐ brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ 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.

Cultural Notes

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

In Wæm Sědæ Dǐ yeast remains dormant.

The Necrocraft near Wæm Sědæ Dǐ are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via throat singing.

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 Sědæ Dǐ Census Data: Year 2000

234 of Wæm Sědæ Dǐ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 19 work in Agriculture
• 50 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 41 work as Service Workers
• 21 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 33 work as Civil Servants
• 22 work in Cottage Industries
• 9 work as Artists
• 13 work in Produce Industries

558 of Wæm Sědæ Dǐ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 68 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

Wæm Sědæ Dǐ'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 Sědæ Dǐ 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 the Grasshill Holt was struck by a drought when Loch Tana grew too small to continue feeding Backwater Lucent, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Wæm Sědæ Dǐ. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Wæm Sědæ Dǐ lost 167 people, and 137 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 5 weeks, which are remembered as the Hate Thirst.

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