Zab Dăb Birěkhka

Zab Dăb Birěkhka (/zab/ /də̝b/ [sensible] [cream; milk]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Qěwjĭěw Zone, Rs-20pvèl District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Zab Dăb Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Zab Dăb Birěkhka was founded by Ghrumgris Dyesho, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Zab Dăb Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Zab Dăb Birěkhka receives an average of 232 cm/y (91 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Zab Dăb Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5170 m (16961 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zab Dăb Birěkhka was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1415, by Ghrumgris Dyesho. The establishment of Zab Dăb Birěkhka was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Ghrumgris Dyesho electing to pay people to resettle in Zab Dăb Birěkhka.

Zab Dăb Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zab Dăb 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.

Zab Dăb Birěkhka is is constructed arround a semi-circular crampt gravel mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. The town's timber-based walls are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

A look around Zab Dăb Birěkhka shows Zab Dăb Birěkhka as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The town has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Zab Dăb Birěkhka places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Zab Dăb 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.

Zab Dăb 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.

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

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

Zab Dăb 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 Zab Dăb Birěkhka's natural decorations nor waterways.

Zab Dăb Birěkhka has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Zab Dăb 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.

Zab Dăb 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

Zab Dăb Birěkhka has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Zab Dăb Birěkhka's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Zab Dăb Birěkhka it is impossible to directly or indirectly lie.

The Lizard, Narav near Zab Dăb Birěkhka are known to be quite timid.

Zab Dăb Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 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.

Zab Dăb Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

531 of Zab Dăb Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 33 work in Agriculture
• 119 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 83 work as Service Workers
• 52 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 81 work as Civil Servants
• 49 work in Cottage Industries
• 26 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

1059 of Zab Dăb Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 49 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Zab Dăb Birěkhka. One of Zab Dăb Birěkhka's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History