Fìkh Bèlì Yăl

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl (/ˈbɤlɨ/ /jə̝l/ [awkward] [anchor]) is a subtropical Town located in the Khikhèjĭhul District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Bèlì Yăl is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Bèlì Yăl was founded by Pl-64z 'Lagann' Garesh, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl has a yearly average temperature of 10°C (50°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 10°C (50°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Fìkh Bèlì Yăl receives an average of 219 cm/y (86 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Fìkh Bèlì Yăl covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1128 m (3700 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1387, by Pl-64z 'Lagann' Garesh. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Pl-64z 'Lagann' Garesh.

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Bèlì Yăl 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 Bèlì Yăl is was constructed arround several crampt gravel mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town is protected by a series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. The bare minimum defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Fìkh Bèlì Yăl ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. On top of this is an unmistakable feeling that Fìkh Bèlì Yăl is in this condition because there is something terribly wrong with the town. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine which makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Fìkh Bèlì Yăl long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl 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 Bèlì Yăl 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.

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

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

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

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl 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.

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

The law within Fìkh Bèlì Yăl is highly corrupt, or does not apply to certain favored groups or castes. Strangers might be fleeced by local lawmen, evildoers can be absolved by a payment, and powerful gentry do as they please.

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Fìkh Bèlì Yăl every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Tigrilla near Fìkh Bèlì Yăl are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Bèlì Yăl's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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 Bèlì Yăl Census Data: Year 2000

300 of Fìkh Bèlì Yăl's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 64 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 50 work as Service Workers
• 27 work as General Laborers
• 10 work as Skilled Laborers
• 46 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

683 of Fìkh Bèlì Yăl's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 30 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Fìkh Bèlì Yăl's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

The the a plate of Abjuration, an a plate imbued with notable amounts of Abjuration energies was created in Fìkh Bèlì Yăl by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History