Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah (/qub/ /iˈkwojtah/ [mobile; portable] [trouble; problem]) is a subtropical Town located in the Dewlǐq District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah was founded by Wn-66w 'Killbot' Êyêyë, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah receives an average of 216 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 7644 m (-17870 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1219, by Wn-66w 'Killbot' Êyêyë. The establishment of Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Wn-66w 'Killbot' Êyêyë electing to pay people to resettle in Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah.

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah 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 Qub Ikwoytah is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of broad cobblestone streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah 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 Qub Ikwoytah's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah 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 Qub Ikwoytah's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah.

The Living Topiary near Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Abjuration 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 Qub Ikwoytah Census Data: Year 2000

370 of Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 59 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

753 of Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 84 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah was attacked by savage koboldss living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah lost 189 people, 368 livestock, and 21 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 158, when members of Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah's militia enacted an operation to construct defenses in a particular port. The operation was complicated by a natural disaster interrupted the operation, shattering unit cohesion. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Fìkh Qub Ikwoytah's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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