Large Town: Fìkh Madra Fègwě

Fìkh Madra Fègwě

Fìkh Madra Fègwě
Example Constructi architecture.
StateFederation of Alveria
ProvenceWozqoěs District
Sub ProvenceVreri̽zhyir Parish
RegionKasdèbi Shrublands
Founded1296
Community LeaderAdministrator Phanos Dyêbesesí
Area7 km2 (2 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp12°C (53°F)
Average Elevation1780 m (5839 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation218 cm/y (85 in/y)
Population1723
Population Density246 people per km2 (861 people per mi2)
Town AuraTransmutation
Naming
Native nameFìkh Madra Fègwě
Pronunciation/ˈmadra/ /ˈfɤgwɛ/
Direct Translation[loud; noisy] [elixir]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Fìkh Madra Fègwě (/ˈmadra/ /ˈfɤgwɛ/ [loud; noisy] [elixir]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Vreri̽zhyir Parish, Wozqoěs District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Madra Fègwě is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Madra Fègwě was founded by Rupileus Gadsênkdsm, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Madra Fègwě has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 13°C (55°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Fìkh Madra Fègwě receives an average of 218 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Fìkh Madra Fègwě covers an area of nearly 7 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 1780 m (5839 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Madra Fègwě was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1296, by Rupileus Gadsênkdsm. The establishment of Fìkh Madra Fègwě was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Rupileus Gadsênkdsm struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Fìkh Madra Fègwě as a prison colony.

Fìkh Madra Fègwě was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Madra Fègwě 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 Madra Fègwě is buildings are arranged arround a single crampt paverstone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. 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. Astonishigly, the frontieer-style defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Fìkh Madra Fègwě 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. It’s easy to see where their wealth comes from the more you look arround. Every aspect of the town has been developed with care and great thought. The people themselves act deliberately and with care in even the simplest of daily actions.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh Madra Fègwě has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Fìkh Madra Fègwě. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Fìkh Madra Fègwě's parks.

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

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

Fìkh Madra Fègwě possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Large Town. Fìkh Madra Fègwě's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Fìkh Madra Fègwě possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Fìkh Madra Fègwě has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Fìkh Madra Fègwě's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fìkh Madra Fègwě 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 Madra Fègwě 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 Madra Fègwě has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

Fìkh Madra Fègwě's chapel 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..

In Fìkh Madra Fègwě yeast remains dormant.

The Festrog near Fìkh Madra Fègwě are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Madra Fègwě's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves ritual combat to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 3
  • Farmers: 5
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 5
  • Milk Maids: 4
  • Ranchers: 2
  • Ranch Hands: 4
  • Shepherds: 4
    • Farmland: 6978 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 430
    • Poultry: 5169
    • Swine: 344
    • Sheep: 17
    • Goats: 3
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 172

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 3
  • Blacksmiths: 3
  • Bookbinders: 2
  • Buckle-makers: 2
  • Cabinetmakers: 3
  • Candlemakers: 6
  • Carpenters: 5
  • Clothmakers: 4
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 4
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 2
  • Copyists: 1
  • Cutlers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 3
  • Farrier: 11
  • Furriers: 1
  • Glassworkers: 5
  • Gunsmiths: 3
  • Harness-Makers: 1
  • Hatters: 3
  • Hosiery Workers: 1
  • Jewelers: 2
  • Leatherwrights: 4
  • Locksmiths: 1
  • Matchstick makers: 2
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 2
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 2
  • Paper Workers: 2
  • Plasterers: 2
  • Pursemakers: 3
  • Roofers: 1
  • Ropemakers: 1
  • Rugmakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 3
  • Scabbardmakers: 3
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Shoemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 5
  • Tailors: 9
  • Tanners: 2
  • Upholsterers: 2
  • Watchmakers: 2
  • Weavers: 5
  • Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

  • Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
  • Arcana Sellers: 1
  • Beer-Sellers: 2
  • Booksellers: 2
  • Butchers: 4
  • Chandlers: 4
  • Chicken Butchers: 4
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 4
  • Fishmongers: 4
  • Florists: 1
  • Potion Sellers: 3
  • Resellers: 7
  • Spice Merchants: 2
  • Wine-sellers: 3
  • Wheelwright: 2
  • Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 11
  • Barbers: 7
  • Coachmen: 2
  • Cooks: 6
  • Doctors: 3
  • Gamekeepers: 2
  • Grooms: 1
  • Hairdressers: 5
  • Healers: 5
  • Housekeepers: 5
  • Housemaids: 12
  • House Stewards: 5
  • Inns: 1
  • Laundry maids: 3
  • Maidservants: 5
  • Nursery Maids: 3
  • Pastrycooks: 6
  • Restaurateur: 6
  • Tavern Keepers: 8

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 2
  • Bleachers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 3
  • In-Town Couriers: 3
  • Long Haul Couriers: 3
  • Dockyard Workers: 3
  • Hay Merchants: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 4
  • Millers: 3
  • Miners: 4
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 2
  • Postmen: 3
  • Pure Finder: 2
  • Skinners: 4
  • Tosher: 2
  • Warehousemen: 5
  • Watercarriers: 3
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 4

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 2
  • Alchemist: 2
  • Clerk: 3
  • Dentists: 1
  • Educators: 4
  • Engineers: 2
  • Gardeners: 1
  • Mages: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 2
  • Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 1
  • Bankers: 2
  • Civil Clerks: 3
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Consultants: 1
  • Exorcist: 3
  • Fixers: 2
  • Kami Clerk: 3
  • Landlords: 3
  • Lawyers: 2
  • Legend Keepers: 3
  • Militia Officers: 17
  • Monks, Monastic: 5
  • Monks, Civic: 4
  • Historian, Oral: 3
  • Historian, Textual: 2
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
  • Priests: 8
  • Rangers: 2
  • Rat Catchers: 2
  • Scholars: 2
  • Spiritualist: 3
  • Storytellers: 6
  • Military Officers: 6

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 4
  • Comfort Services: 6
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 2
  • Jaminators: 5
  • Needleworkers: 5
  • Potters: 3
  • Preserve Makers: 5
  • Quilters: 2
  • Seamsters: 8
  • Spinners: 5
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 4

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 2
  • Costumers: 1
  • Dancers: 2
  • Drafters: 1
  • Engravers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Inlayers: 1
  • Musicians: 5
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Sculptors, Art: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 5
  • Writers: 5

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 7
  • Canners: 5
  • Cheesmakers: 5
  • Millers: 3
  • Picklers: 2
  • Smokers: 2
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 2
  • Tallowmakers: 3

565 of Fìkh Madra Fègwě's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

1055 of Fìkh Madra Fègwě's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 103 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Fìkh Madra Fègwě is seriously plagued with raiders. One or more groups of persistent plunderers are hitting the community repeatedly, and they lack the necessary resources to fend them off or protect all their holdings.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century was ravaged by a deadly sickness. was the epicenter of the disaster, but Fìkh Madra Fègwě suffered the most. Fìkh Madra Fègwě lost 281 people, 399 livestock, and 52 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is spoken of in hushed whispers as the Wrath of Terror.

History