Litha-thëvi Fêqê

Litha-thëvi Fêqê (/ˈliʃa/ /ˈʃëvi/ [holy; sacred] [bargain]) is a subtropical Town located in Dragonlyn Dutchy, Pifîkèli Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Litha-thëvi Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Litha-thëvi Fêqê was founded by Bhogney Shênm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Litha-thëvi Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Litha-thëvi Fêqê receives an average of 227 cm/y (89 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Litha-thëvi Fêqê covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2366 m (7762 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Litha-thëvi Fêqê was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1285, by Bhogney Shênm. The establishment of Litha-thëvi Fêqê suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Litha-thëvi Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brick construction taking the shape of large simple gemometric shapes which ate then embelished with decorative features, but retain their simple shapes in spite of the added features such as pillars, faccaddes, and covered walkways. The blocky nature gives a general impression of extreem age, as if each structure has existed since time immemorial.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad split-log ties streets which form octogonal 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 humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's peasent-grade are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

A look around Litha-thëvi Fêqê gives the unmistakable impression the town is 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 Litha-thëvi Fêqê brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Litha-thëvi Fêqê 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 Litha-thëvi Fêqê. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Litha-thëvi Fêqê's parks.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Litha-thëvi Fêqê.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê 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.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê 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.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê 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.

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

Litha-thëvi Fêqê possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê 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 Litha-thëvi Fêqê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê 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.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê 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

Litha-thëvi Fêqê's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Litha-thëvi Fêqê.

The Feyling near Litha-thëvi Fêqê are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 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.

Litha-thëvi Fêqê Census Data: Year 2000

407 of Litha-thëvi Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 85 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 65 work as Service Workers
• 43 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 61 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

868 of Litha-thëvi Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 67 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Litha-thëvi Fêqê is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

Litha-thëvi Fêqê is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

The the a suit of mail and plate armour of Augury, an a suit of mail and plate armour imbued with great amounts of Augury energies was created in Lîsi-rêgë Fêqê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History