Fìkh Lofě-fældæl

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl (/ˈlofɛ/ /ˈfældæl/ [side] [mathematics]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Wozqoěs District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Lofě-fældæl is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Lofě-fældæl was founded by Zlkepí Dyèbrthë, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 15°C (59°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Fìkh Lofě-fældæl receives an average of 231 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Fìkh Lofě-fældæl covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1322 m (4337 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1099, by Zlkepí Dyèbrthë. The establishment of Fìkh Lofě-fældæl was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zlkepí Dyèbrthë electing to pay people to resettle in Fìkh Lofě-fældæl.

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Lofě-fældæl 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.

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Fìkh Lofě-fældæl's size could have. The town's well-designed, yet cheep 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.

Even the most brief look arround Fìkh Lofě-fældæl has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The town is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Fìkh Lofě-fældæl, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl 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 Lofě-fældæl has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl 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.

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

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl 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 Lofě-fældæl 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

Life is hard in Fìkh Lofě-fældæl. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Fìkh Lofě-fældæl a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Fìkh Lofě-fældæl sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Soulsliver near Fìkh Lofě-fældæl are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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 Lofě-fældæl Census Data: Year 2000

259 of Fìkh Lofě-fældæl's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 53 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 42 work as Service Workers
• 26 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 44 work as Civil Servants
• 25 work in Cottage Industries
• 8 work as Artists
• 15 work in Produce Industries

630 of Fìkh Lofě-fældæl's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 37 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Lofě-fældæl is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Fìkh Lofě-fældæl's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History