Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka (/mæb/ /laʤ/ [weapon] [bathroom]) is a subtropical Town located in the Ot-61esìb District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka was founded by Shil Garëg̈, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka receives an average of 218 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4060 m (13320 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka was founded durring the early 19th century in early fall of the year 1808, by Shil Garëg̈. The establishment of Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka's construction back out of the project. Shil Garëg̈ pushed on reguardles, and Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 19th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mæb-lajĭ 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.

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka is is constructed arround a semi-circular premissive packed earth mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The town's failry decent fortifications 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.

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. There’s a patern to the panic. It’s not easy to see, and no one quite agrees on what it is, but the locals know and operate under this pattern. It shapes everything they do, and you feel as if you’ve almost worked it out only for some small detail to devastate your theory every time you try and comprehend it.

Civic Infrastructure

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka 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 Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka's parks.

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

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Mæb-lajĭ 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.

Mæb-lajĭ 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.

Mæb-lajĭ 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.

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

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka 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 Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mæb-lajĭ 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.

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka 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

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka'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 Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka there is no wind.

The Flea, Mammoth near Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka are known to be quite timid.

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Charm energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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.

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

472 of Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 105 work as Craftsmen
• 37 work as Merchants
• 76 work as Service Workers
• 46 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

909 of Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 103 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mæb-lajĭ Birěkhka produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

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

POI

History

The the a mail collar of Summoning, an a mail collar imbued with great amounts of Summoning energies was created near Mǟd Zron Kez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History