Small Town: Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka
Example Constructi architecture.
StateFederation of Alveria
ProvenceĂqiěgdìd District
Sub ProvenceGroqüefyut Parish
RegionThîdî-thîrècë Maquis
Founded1559
Community LeaderAdministrator Scaibihn Trgê
Area4 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp20°C (68°F)
Average Elevation6554 m (-21447 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation216 cm/y (85 in/y)
Population938
Population Density234 people per km2 (938 people per mi2)
Town AuraChronomancy
Naming
Native nameFìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka
Pronunciation/ˈrə̝xɪ/ /ˈʤə̝xka/
Direct Translation[ignorant] [election]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka (/ˈrə̝xɪ/ /ˈʤə̝xka/ [ignorant] [election]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Groqüefyut Parish, Ăqiěgdìd District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka was founded by Pn-54j 'B.E.N.' Èdshënm, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°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 14°C (57°F). Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka 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 Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka covers an area of nearly 4 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 6554 m (-21447 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1559, by Pn-54j 'B.E.N.' Èdshënm. The establishment of Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Pn-54j 'B.E.N.' Èdshënm struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka as a prison colony.

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka 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 Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka is buildings are arranged within a network of crampt packed earth streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block 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. The town's robustly designed timber walls 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.

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

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

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

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka 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 Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka the water is caffeinated.

The Human Juju Zombie near Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka'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 Summoning energies of tier 2 via throat 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 1
  • Farmers: 2
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 3
  • Milk Maids: 2
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 2
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 3808 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 234
    • Poultry: 2814
    • Swine: 187
    • Sheep: 9
    • Goats: 1
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 93

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 1
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 1
  • Candlemakers: 3
  • Carpenters: 2
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 5
  • Glassworkers: 3
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Hatters: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Roofers: 1
  • Saddlers: 1
  • Scabbardmakers: 1
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
  • Tailors: 6
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 2

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 2
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 2
  • Fine Clothiers: 2
  • Fishmongers: 2
  • Potion Sellers: 1
  • Resellers: 4
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 1
  • Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 4
  • Barbers: 4
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 3
  • Doctors: 1
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Hairdressers: 3
  • Healers: 2
  • Housekeepers: 2
  • Housemaids: 5
  • House Stewards: 2
  • Laundry maids: 1
  • Maidservants: 3
  • Nursery Maids: 1
  • Pastrycooks: 2
  • Restaurateur: 3
  • Tavern Keepers: 3

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 1
  • In-Town Couriers: 1
  • Long Haul Couriers: 2
  • Dockyard Workers: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 2
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 2
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 1
  • Postmen: 2
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 2
  • Tosher: 1
  • Warehousemen: 3
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 2

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 1
  • Educators: 2
  • Engineers: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 1
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 1
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 11
  • Monks, Monastic: 2
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 1
  • Priests: 4
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 3
  • Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 2
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 3
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 2
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 4
  • Spinners: 3
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Musicians: 2
  • Wood Carvers: 3
  • Writers: 2

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 3
  • Canners: 2
  • Cheesmakers: 3
  • Millers: 1
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

268 of Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

652 of Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 18 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka has a conflict with a neighboring community. This usually isn't part of a larger war, but is instead a personal animosity between them. It may be the community has suffered at their enemy's hands, or they may have been the ones applying the suffering. Constant low-level skirmishes and trouble making go on between the two.

Fìkh Răkhǐ Jĭăkhka's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

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

History