Æpì Wæb Birěkhka

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka (/ˈæpɨ/ /wæb/ [cheap] [knee]) is a temperate Town located in Quzipunabu Hold, Ěslorvogwin District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Æpì Wæb Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Æpì Wæb Birěkhka was founded by Mbór Cúńó̄ 'Amethyst Space' Rä̋nḱ Sé̄kidī Ha̋chī Zlêga, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°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 24°C (75°F). Æpì Wæb Birěkhka receives an average of 217 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Æpì Wæb Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4968 m (16299 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka was founded durring the late 10th century, by Mbór Cúńó̄ 'Amethyst Space' Rä̋nḱ Sé̄kidī Ha̋chī Zlêga. The establishment of Æpì Wæb Birěkhka was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Mbór Cúńó̄ 'Amethyst Space' Rä̋nḱ Sé̄kidī Ha̋chī Zlêga electing to pay people to resettle in Æpì Wæb Birěkhka.

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Æpì Wæb Birěkhka is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka is buildings folow an organic layout of broad flagstone streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. 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. The exceptionaly well made fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Æpì Wæb Birěkhka gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Æpì Wæb 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.

Æpì Wæb 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.

Æpì Wæb 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.

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

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

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Æpì Wæb 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 Æpì Wæb Birěkhka's natural decorations nor waterways.

Æpì Wæb 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.

Æpì Wæb 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

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Æpì Wæb Birěkhka snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Æpì Wæb Birěkhka are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Charm energies of tier 2 via throat chanting.

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.

Æpì Wæb Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

429 of Æpì Wæb Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 96 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 72 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 60 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

917 of Æpì Wæb Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 27 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Æpì Wæb Birěkhka's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Æpì Wæb Birěkhka. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History