Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab (/iˈrudmə̝/ /ˈxɪkwab/ [suspicious] [homeland; motherland]) is a subtropical Town located in Vdrijenjetusu Zone, Qěvrìlæh District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab was founded by Trënmeg̈m Fyesm, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab receives an average of 247 cm/y (97 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3704 m (12152 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1446, by Trënmeg̈m Fyesm. The establishment of Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow canals streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab's robustly designed timber walls 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.

The town shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab 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 Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab's parks.

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

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab 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.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab 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.

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

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab 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 Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab 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.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab 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

One or more crime bosses have a powerful influence within Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab. They may control crime within the community itself, or they may use it simply as a safe haven from which to direct their minions elsewhere. Local law enforcement may know all about them, but lack the strength to confront them and their paid or intimidated henchmen.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab.

The Living Topiary near Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 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.

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab Census Data: Year 2000

452 of Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 100 work as Craftsmen
• 35 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 71 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

859 of Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 114 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab. One of Fìkh Irudmă Khǐkwab's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History