To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka (/ˈrɛgdɨ/ /nɛ rɪ/ [empty; vacant; hollow; naked; nude] [wildlife]) is a subtropical Town located in the Dewlǐq District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka was founded by Caralia Tresho, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka receives an average of 201 cm/y (79 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 6250 m (20505 ft) above sea level.

Overview

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka was founded durring the late 11th century, by Caralia Tresho. The establishment of To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka 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.

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and To-9j Ně Rǐ 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.

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt gravel streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's exceptionaly well made fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

To-9j Ně Rǐ 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.

Civic Infrastructure

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka.

To-9j Ně Rǐ 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.

To-9j Ně Rǐ 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.

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

To-9j Ně Rǐ 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

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka.

The Yothga near To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

362 of To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

763 of To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 46 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka lost 261 people, 383 livestock, and 24 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 124, when members of To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's militia enacted an operation to train a group of civilians for a special clandestine operation. The operation was complicated by an outbreak of plague which struck the ranks, killing many and laying low many more. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's forces. The war is remembered in legend by To-9j Ně Rǐ Birěkhka's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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