Fāèvgi Gíhm

Fāèvgi Gíhm (/fəˑ/ /ˈɛvgi/ [wrench] [black; purple; green]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Kshizbāj̼ Provence of the Hobben.

The name Fāèvgi Gíhm is derived from the Goblin language, as Fāèvgi Gíhm was founded by Grahr, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Fāèvgi Gíhm has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 22°C (71°F). Fāèvgi Gíhm receives an average of 166 cm/y (65 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fāèvgi Gíhm covers an area of nearly 165 km² (66 mi²), and an average elevation of 3744 m (12283 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fāèvgi Gíhm was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1457, by Grahr. The establishment of Fāèvgi Gíhm was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Fāèvgi Gíhm's construction back out of the project. Grahr pushed on reguardles, and Fāèvgi Gíhm was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Fāèvgi Gíhm was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fāèvgi Gíhm is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Fāèvgi Gíhm is buildings are built arround a single broad flagstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. Fāèvgi Gíhm's brittle defences has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Right off the bat Fāèvgi Gíhm hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things.

Civic Infrastructure

Fāèvgi Gíhm possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Fāèvgi Gíhm has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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 Fāèvgi Gíhm. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Fāèvgi Gíhm's parks.

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

Fāèvgi Gíhm has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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.

Fāèvgi Gíhm has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Fāèvgi Gíhm has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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.

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

Fāèvgi Gíhm has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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 Large City. Fāèvgi Gíhm's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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.

Fāèvgi Gíhm has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Fāèvgi Gíhm has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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 Fāèvgi Gíhm's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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.

Fāèvgi Gíhm 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.

Fāèvgi Gíhm is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Fāèvgi Gíhm's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Fāèvgi Gíhm.

The Skin Stitcher near Fāèvgi Gíhm are known to be quite timid.

Fāèvgi Gíhm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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.

Fāèvgi Gíhm Census Data: Year 2000

14827 of Fāèvgi Gíhm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 870 work in Agriculture
• 3375 work as Craftsmen
• 1169 work as Merchants
• 2252 work as Service Workers
• 1521 work as General Laborers
• 601 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2172 work as Civil Servants
• 1252 work in Cottage Industries
• 810 work as Artists
• 805 work in Produce Industries

22587 of Fāèvgi Gíhm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1558 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Fāèvgi Gíhm is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History