Wæm Yuq Rub

Wæm Yuq Rub (/juq/ /rub/ [intimate] [evidence; symptom]) is a subtropical Town located in Azörschyra Parish, Madraměvì District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Yuq Rub is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Yuq Rub was founded by Giant Centipedes Zlëg̈m, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Yuq Rub has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Wæm Yuq Rub receives an average of 235 cm/y (92 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Wæm Yuq Rub covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1406 m (4612 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Yuq Rub was founded durring the early 11th century, by Giant Centipedes Zlëg̈m. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Wæm Yuq Rub was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Yuq Rub 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 Yuq Rub is buildings folow an organic layout of premissive canals streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Wæm Yuq Rub's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. Wæm Yuq Rub's political statment focused walls 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.

Wæm Yuq Rub has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Wæm Yuq Rub’s streets. The town is very clearly a joyfull place as well as relaxing. Music can be heard often, as well as laughter. The smell of food and drink permiates the air. You can’t help but smile.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Wæm Yuq Rub 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 Town. Wæm Yuq Rub's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Wæm Yuq Rub possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Wæm Yuq Rub 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 Yuq Rub's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wæm Yuq Rub 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 Yuq Rub 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 Yuq Rub's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Wæm Yuq Rub there are no smells.

The Sylph near Wæm Yuq Rub are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Wæm Yuq Rub's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via throat 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 Yuq Rub Census Data: Year 2000

444 of Wæm Yuq Rub's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 97 work as Craftsmen
• 35 work as Merchants
• 69 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 63 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

963 of Wæm Yuq Rub's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 28 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Yuq Rub produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. Wæm Yuq Rub created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History