Fìkh Hiz Sekh

Fìkh Hiz Sekh (/hiz/ /sex/ [fresh; crisp] [bud]) is a subtropical Town located in Qv-13inǐnsæn Zone, Ěslorvogwin District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Hiz Sekh is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Hiz Sekh was founded by Falcocelis Èqthêv Èdshê, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Hiz Sekh has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 22°C (71°F). Fìkh Hiz Sekh receives an average of 206 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Hiz Sekh covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 6150 m (20177 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Hiz Sekh was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1378, by Falcocelis Èqthêv Èdshê. 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 Falcocelis Èqthêv Èdshê.

Fìkh Hiz Sekh was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Hiz Sekh 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 Hiz Sekh is is constructed arround a series of spacious cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The minimaly adiquite 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 Fìkh Hiz Sekh has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling 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 with the abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Fìkh Hiz Sekh long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Fìkh Hiz Sekh possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Fìkh Hiz Sekh 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.

Fìkh Hiz Sekh 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 Hiz Sekh 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 Hiz Sekh's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Fìkh Hiz Sekh there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Flowering Lattice near Fìkh Hiz Sekh are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Fìkh Hiz Sekh'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 Transmutation energies of tier 1 via 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.

Fìkh Hiz Sekh Census Data: Year 2000

305 of Fìkh Hiz Sekh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 67 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 47 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

683 of Fìkh Hiz Sekh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 41 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Hiz Sekh has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Fìkh Hiz Sekh. Fìkh Hiz Sekh's militia's elite squad is named after .

History