Fìkh Ræyi Mæm

Fìkh Ræyi Mæm (/ˈræji/ /mæm/ [medium] [food; meal; cuisine]) is a subtropical Town located in Lelumoz̄e Parish, Khǐnèzhog District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Ræyi Mæm is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Ræyi Mæm was founded by Bj-75l 'Rachel' Glkê, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Ræyi Mæm has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Fìkh Ræyi Mæm receives an average of 221 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Fìkh Ræyi Mæm covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1492 m (4895 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Ræyi Mæm was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1299, by Bj-75l 'Rachel' Glkê. The establishment of Fìkh Ræyi Mæm 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 Ræyi Mæm was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Ræyi Mæm is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brick construction taking the shape of large simple gemometric shapes which ate then embelished with decorative features, but retain their simple shapes in spite of the added features such as pillars, faccaddes, and covered walkways. The blocky nature gives a general impression of extreem age, as if each structure has existed since time immemorial.

Fìkh Ræyi Mæm is is constructed arround a series of restrictive baked earthen mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Astonishigly, the millitarily questionable fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Fìkh Ræyi Mæm shows Fìkh Ræyi Mæm as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The town has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Fìkh Ræyi Mæm places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Fìkh Ræyi Mæm 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 Ræyi Mæm 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 Ræyi Mæm's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is short in Fìkh Ræyi Mæm.

The Anhana near Fìkh Ræyi Mæm are known to be quite timid.

Fìkh Ræyi Mæm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 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 Ræyi Mæm Census Data: Year 2000

315 of Fìkh Ræyi Mæm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 71 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 51 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 45 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

678 of Fìkh Ræyi Mæm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 52 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Fìkh Ræyi Mæm is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

The center of Fìkh Ræyi Mæm's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Fìkh Ræyi Mæm was struck by a devistating earthquake. The quake brought ruin to Fìkh Ræyi Mæm, which lost 203 people, 107 livestock, and 62 buildings in the earthquake. The day of the quake is remembered by many as Loss's Day.

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