Fìkh Kiz Khæq

Fìkh Kiz Khæq (/kiz/ /xæq/ [physical] [prison; jail]) is a subtropical Town located in Vh-33uqě Zone, Wv-0săbb District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Kiz Khæq is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Kiz Khæq was founded by Dyèdonm Trgadsêye, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Kiz Khæq 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 Kiz Khæq receives an average of 214 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Kiz Khæq covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4764 m (15629 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Kiz Khæq was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1323, by Dyèdonm Trgadsêye. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Fìkh Kiz Khæq was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Kiz Khæq 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 Kiz Khæq is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow cobblestone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Fìkh Kiz Khæq's frontieer-style defences are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Fìkh Kiz Khæq is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Fìkh Kiz Khæq 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 Kiz Khæq has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

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

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

Fìkh Kiz Khæq has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

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

Fìkh Kiz Khæq 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 Kiz Khæq's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Fìkh Kiz Khæq.

The Shimmerwing Dragonfly near Fìkh Kiz Khæq are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Kiz Khæq's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves square dance to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via throat singing.

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 Kiz Khæq Census Data: Year 2000

373 of Fìkh Kiz Khæq's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 80 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 60 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

755 of Fìkh Kiz Khæq's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 84 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Kiz Khæq produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

Due to a magical anomaly, Fìkh Kiz Khæq is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. Fìkh Kiz Khæq created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History