Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka (/ˈqæmlo/ /ˈvɛkka/ [sore] [sheep]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Mbötntan Parish, Ăqiěgdìd District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka was founded by Trg̈g̈gado Trgarthë, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka receives an average of 221 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4488 m (14724 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1132, by Trg̈g̈gado Trgarthë. The establishment of Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Trg̈g̈gado Trgarthë electing to pay people to resettle in Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka.

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka 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 Qæmlo Věkka is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt baked earthen streets which form a 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 has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's cost-cutting-focused defences have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet town filled with closed scriptoriums, people quietly yet dejectedly reading in isolated places around town, and the occasional book laying in a heap of garbage.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

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

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka 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 Qæmlo Věkka's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka 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.

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka 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 Qæmlo Věkka 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

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka's town hall 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 Qæmlo Věkka all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Algoid near Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via chanting.

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 Qæmlo Věkka Census Data: Year 2000

505 of Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 114 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 82 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 74 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

1018 of Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 47 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka is home to some form of natural wonder. It could be a hot spring, or an especially enchanting glade, or a particular vista. Whatever it is, it's such a lovely attraction that Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka sees its fair share of tourists every year from all across Eyom. Consequently, its residents speak many languages at a functional level.

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka lost 170 people, 325 livestock, and 20 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 116, when members of Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka's militia enacted an operation to escort a specific general to a safe location. The operation was complicated by a significant percentage of the militia choose to go abandon the operation and return home. The conflict ended with the defense of the vault against a siege, which ended in a stalemate for Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Fìkh Qæmlo Věkka's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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