Wæm Yăv-bănè

Wæm Yăv-bănè (/jə̝v/ /ˈbə̝nɤ/ [crest] [holiday; vacation]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Dewlǐq District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wæm Yăv-bănè is derived from the Constructi language, as Wæm Yăv-bănè was founded by Gwladys Gleg̈, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wæm Yăv-bănè has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Wæm Yăv-bănè receives an average of 208 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Wæm Yăv-bănè covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 7554 m (-18166 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wæm Yăv-bănè was founded durring the early 12th century in summer of the year 1107, by Gwladys Gleg̈. The establishment of Wæm Yăv-bănè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Gwladys Gleg̈ electing to pay people to resettle in Wæm Yăv-bănè.

Wæm Yăv-bănè was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wæm Yăv-bănè 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 Yăv-bănè is is constructed arround a semi-circular broad packed earth mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Wæm Yăv-bănè weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The town's budget focused millitary grade defenses are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Wæm Yăv-bănè, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all preforming the same rituals to bless and anoint building,s streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holysymbols is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This town certainly loves its god.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Wæm Yăv-bănè 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 Yăv-bănè's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Wæm Yăv-bănè.

The Mole near Wæm Yăv-bănè are known to be quite timid.

Wæm Yăv-bănè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Charm 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 Yăv-bănè Census Data: Year 2000

266 of Wæm Yăv-bănè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 57 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 44 work as Service Workers
• 27 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 40 work as Civil Servants
• 25 work in Cottage Industries
• 11 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

608 of Wæm Yăv-bănè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 75 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wæm Yăv-bănè is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

Wæm Yăv-bănè's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Wæm Yăv-bănè for years. One of Wæm Yăv-bănè's festivals remembers the hero.

History