Fìkh Madra Lajĭ

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ (/ˈmadra/ /laʤ/ [loud; noisy] [bathroom]) is a subtropical Town located in Fænætba Zone, Tuksksungziziqi District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Madra Lajĭ is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Madra Lajĭ was founded by Llŷr Sheshêm, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ has a yearly average temperature of 32°C (89°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 37°C (98°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 28°C (82°F). Fìkh Madra Lajĭ receives an average of 170 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Madra Lajĭ covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 15850 m (9051 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1464, by Llŷr Sheshêm. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Madra Lajĭ 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 Madra Lajĭ is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of premissive paverstone 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 rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The town's millitarily questionable fortifications 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.

A quick look in any direction shows Fìkh Madra Lajĭ is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ 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 Town. Fìkh Madra Lajĭ's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ 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

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Fìkh Madra Lajĭ snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Skinstitch near Fìkh Madra Lajĭ are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sex to channel Summoning 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.

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ Census Data: Year 2000

394 of Fìkh Madra Lajĭ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 86 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

795 of Fìkh Madra Lajĭ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 75 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Madra Lajĭ has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

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

History