Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm (/ˈnuwlɛw/ /wɛm/ [confidential] [salad]) is a subtropical Town located in Xz-97jwăl Zone, Bw-186ynæd District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm was founded by Ez-7h 'Aqua' Zleg̈, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm receives an average of 216 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3600 m (11811 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1178, by Ez-7h 'Aqua' Zleg̈. The establishment of Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm's construction back out of the project. Ez-7h 'Aqua' Zleg̈ pushed on reguardles, and Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm 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 Gh-8y Wěm is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of restrictive baked earthen streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Right off the bat Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm.

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm 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 Gh-8y Wěm 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 Gh-8y Wěm has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm 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 Gh-8y Wěm 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.

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Lich Newt near Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Illusion 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.

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm Census Data: Year 2000

314 of Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 67 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 53 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 46 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

673 of Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 63 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

POI

History

The the a sickle of Transmutation, an a sickle imbued with notable amounts of Transmutation energies was created near Fìkh Gh-8y Wěm by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History