Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka (/ˈwɤdtæs/ /jɛc/ [sudden; abrupt] [footpath; sidewalk]) is a subtropical Town located in Zragrosse̜i Parish, Wækwìilbu District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka was founded by Êbênm Dyèdsí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka receives an average of 247 cm/y (97 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 7386 m (-18717 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka was founded durring the early 11th century, by Êbênm Dyèdsí. The establishment of Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Êbênm Dyèdsí struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka as a prison colony.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka is buildings are located arround a single broad flagstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka's robustly designed timber 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.

A look around Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka long.

Civic Infrastructure

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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 Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka's parks.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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.

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

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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 Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka's natural decorations nor waterways.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka'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 Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Ice Elemental, Small near Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka are known to be quite timid.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Charm energies of tier 2 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.

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

419 of Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 93 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 69 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 63 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

847 of Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka. One of Wèdtæs Yěk Birěkhka's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History