Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka (/ˈkɨdi/ /mex/ [true] [strand]) is a subtropical Town located in Yělmoggo Zone, Rs-20pvèl District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka was founded by Dunan Tsèdsí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5480 m (17979 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1224, by Dunan Tsèdsí. The establishment of Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka's construction back out of the project. Dunan Tsèdsí pushed on reguardles, and Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka 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.

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of premissive cobblestone 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 is protected by a series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. Astonishigly, the bare minimum defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Kìdi Mekh 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 Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka.

Kìdi Mekh 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.

Kìdi Mekh 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.

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

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Kìdi Mekh 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

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka.

The Amoeba Swarm near Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Conjuration energies of tier 1 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.

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

339 of Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 55 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

720 of Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 79 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

The roads leading into Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century an unusualy harsh winter spawned a deadly blizard to Kìdi Mekh Birěkhka. The ice, snow, and wind killed 217 people, 183 livestock, and destroyed 21. The event is remembered as Heartbreak's Breath.

History