Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka (/ɛ/ /ˈbekə̝/ [new; unique] [finger; toe; claw; hook]) is a subtropical Town located in the Wozqoěs District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka was founded by Vú̄ Vúór 'Bash Nicole' Vúńó̄ Mpf̄̄ń Ya̋chvēy Zèdsmêm, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka receives an average of 158 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3306 m (10846 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1296, by Vú̄ Vúór 'Bash Nicole' Vúńó̄ Mpf̄̄ń Ya̋chvēy Zèdsmêm. The establishment of Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Vú̄ Vúór 'Bash Nicole' Vúńó̄ Mpf̄̄ń Ya̋chvēy Zèdsmêm struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka as a prison colony.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive flagstone 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 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 cost-cutting-focused defences has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the town brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka 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.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka 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.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka 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.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka 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

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka'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.

In Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Killmoulis near Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via mimery.

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.

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

306 of Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 68 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 47 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 28 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

669 of Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 62 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka used to be much richer, but something happened in the last (1386 % 6)+1 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with good fortune for a year and a day. One of Gc-12o Bekă Birěkhka's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History