Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq (/bic/ /ˈmɤlgiq/ [fun] [fruit]) is a subtropical Town located in Pjdrajlikihi Zone, Ěslorvogwin District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq was founded by Ku-735m 'R.O.T.O.R.' Gadsepí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq 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). Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq receives an average of 180 cm/y (70 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5856 m (19212 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1101, by Ku-735m 'R.O.T.O.R.' Gadsepí. The establishment of Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Ku-735m 'R.O.T.O.R.' Gadsepí struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq as a prison colony.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq 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.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive paverstone streets which form hexical 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 sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The would-be-castle fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around town. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the town seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq 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.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq 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.

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

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Town. Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq 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

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq birds speak prophesy.

The Stag, Emperor near Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Augury energies of tier 2 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.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq Census Data: Year 2000

372 of Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 65 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

762 of Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 72 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town from an attack. One of Fìkh Bichy Mèlgiq's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History