Fìkh Mup Vǐs

Fìkh Mup Vǐs (/mup/ /vɪs/ [classic] [dam]) is a subtropical Town located in the Ăqiěgdìd District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Mup Vǐs is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Mup Vǐs was founded by Dc-76d 'Armstrong' Trînhêre, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Mup Vǐs has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°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 11°C (51°F). Fìkh Mup Vǐs receives an average of 213 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Mup Vǐs covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4404 m (14448 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Mup Vǐs was founded durring the early 9th century, by Dc-76d 'Armstrong' Trînhêre. 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 Dc-76d 'Armstrong' Trînhêre.

Fìkh Mup Vǐs was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Mup Vǐs 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 Mup Vǐs is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad baked earthen streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The would-be-castle fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Fìkh Mup Vǐs 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 everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Fìkh Mup Vǐs long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Fìkh Mup Vǐs 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 Town. Fìkh Mup Vǐs's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

Fìkh Mup Vǐs 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 Mup Vǐs's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Fìkh Mup Vǐs's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Fìkh Mup Vǐs.

The Achaierai near Fìkh Mup Vǐs are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Fìkh Mup Vǐs's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 via 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 Mup Vǐs Census Data: Year 2000

383 of Fìkh Mup Vǐs's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 60 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

835 of Fìkh Mup Vǐs's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 50 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Mup Vǐs has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Fìkh Mup Vǐs was struck by a devistating earthquake. The quake brought ruin to Fìkh Mup Vǐs, which lost 191 people, 350 livestock, and 25 buildings in the earthquake. The day of the quake is remembered by many as Horror's Day.

History