Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn

Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn (/ˈwɪzɛ/ /ˈzɛwɛn/ [sole; lone] [furniture]) is a subtropical Town located in Yělmoggo Zone, Rs-20pvèl District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn was founded by Dargurn Trthêg̈kdo, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn receives an average of 189 cm/y (74 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5416 m (17769 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the early 7th century, by Dargurn Trthêg̈kdo. The establishment of Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn's construction back out of the project. Dargurn Trthêg̈kdo pushed on reguardles, and Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 7th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn 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 Wǐzě Zěwěn is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive paverstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. 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 Wǐzě Zěwěn's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Unfortuantly, these top tier civilian fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn 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 Wǐzě Zěwěn's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is skipped in Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn.

The Dlurgraven near Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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 Wǐzě Zěwěn Census Data: Year 2000

330 of Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 73 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 54 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

742 of Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 21 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a church of Necromancy, an a church imbued with great amounts of Necromancy energies was created near Wæm Wǐzě Zěwěn by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History