Fìkh Kiz Zăm

Fìkh Kiz Zăm (/kiz/ /zə̝m/ [physical] [host]) is a subtropical Town located in the Rm-96pyohěkhka District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Kiz Zăm is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Kiz Zăm was founded by Zlkêthënm Trèbrê, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Kiz Zăm has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Fìkh Kiz Zăm receives an average of 217 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Kiz Zăm covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2248 m (7375 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Kiz Zăm was founded durring the early 17th century in late summer of the year 1611, by Zlkêthënm Trèbrê. The establishment of Fìkh Kiz Zăm suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Fìkh Kiz Zăm was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Kiz Zăm is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Fìkh Kiz Zăm is buildings are arranged within a network of broad flagstone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's cost-cutting-focused defences are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

A look arround Fìkh Kiz Zăm reveals an 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Fìkh Kiz Zăm 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 Zăm has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

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

Fìkh Kiz Zăm 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 Zăm 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Fìkh Kiz Zăm hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Fìkh Kiz Zăm's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Fìkh Kiz Zăm hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Fìkh Kiz Zăm are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Fìkh Kiz Zăm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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 Zăm Census Data: Year 2000

372 of Fìkh Kiz Zăm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 80 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

763 of Fìkh Kiz Zăm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 98 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Kiz Zăm is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

POI

History

The the a crossbow of Abjuration, an a crossbow imbued with notable amounts of Abjuration energies was created in Fìkh Kedăpzæ Hul by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History