Town: Fìkh We-1v Wěm

Fìkh We-1v Wěm

Fìkh We-1v Wěm
Example Constructi architecture.
StateFederation of Alveria
ProvenceBerěbudbǐb District
Sub ProvenceZǟwkrǟstvo Parish
RegionSihî-jêsêno Maquis
Founded1002
Community LeaderAdministrator Gemma Shêbm
Area5 km2 (2 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp16°C (60°F)
Average Elevation7660 m (-17818 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation271 cm/y (106 in/y)
Population1200
Population Density240 people per km2 (600 people per mi2)
Town AuraTransmutation
Naming
Native nameFìkh We-1v Wěm
Pronunciation/vɨf/ /wɛm/
Direct Translation[bankrupt; broke] [salad]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Fìkh We-1v Wěm (/vɨf/ /wɛm/ [bankrupt; broke] [salad]) is a subtropical Town located in Zǟwkrǟstvo Parish, Berěbudbǐb District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh We-1v Wěm is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh We-1v Wěm was founded by Ochocula Ênka, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh We-1v Wěm has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Fìkh We-1v Wěm receives an average of 271 cm/y (106 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Fìkh We-1v Wěm covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 7660 m (-17818 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh We-1v Wěm was founded durring the early 11th century, by Ochocula Ênka. The establishment of Fìkh We-1v Wěm suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Fìkh We-1v Wěm which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh We-1v Wěm is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad paverstone 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 humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Unfortuantly, these peasent-grade are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh We-1v Wěm has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Fìkh We-1v Wěm.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm 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 We-1v Wěm 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 We-1v Wěm 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 We-1v Wěm 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 We-1v Wěm has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Fìkh We-1v Wěm's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm 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 We-1v Wěm's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm 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

There’s a relatively new religion in Fìkh We-1v Wěm which is rapidly gaining power. It might be a sectarian offshoot of a major faith, the unique product of a new prophet, or an outside faith backed by wealthy and powerful foreign supporters. Depending on the demands made on believers, the new faith may be a matter of concern only to the existing clergy, or it might be a major flashpoint for conflict in the community.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Fìkh We-1v Wěm.

The Cloud Dragon, Wyrmling near Fìkh We-1v Wěm are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Fìkh We-1v Wěm's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 2
  • Farmers: 3
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 4
  • Milk Maids: 3
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 3
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 4848 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 300
    • Poultry: 3600
    • Swine: 240
    • Sheep: 12
    • Goats: 2
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 120

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 2
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 4
  • Carpenters: 3
  • Clothmakers: 3
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 3
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Copyists: 1
  • Cutlers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 5
  • Glassworkers: 4
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Harness-Makers: 1
  • Hatters: 2
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Locksmiths: 1
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 2
  • Roofers: 1
  • Ropemakers: 1
  • Rugmakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 2
  • Scabbardmakers: 2
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Shoemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
  • Tailors: 7
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 3

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 3
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 3
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 3
  • Fishmongers: 3
  • Potion Sellers: 2
  • Resellers: 5
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 2
  • Wheelwright: 1
  • Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 6
  • Barbers: 6
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 5
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Grooms: 1
  • Hairdressers: 3
  • Healers: 3
  • Housekeepers: 3
  • Housemaids: 8
  • House Stewards: 4
  • Inns: 1
  • Laundry maids: 2
  • Maidservants: 3
  • Nursery Maids: 2
  • Pastrycooks: 4
  • Restaurateur: 5
  • Tavern Keepers: 5

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

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

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 1
  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 2
  • Landlords: 2
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 10
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 4
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 2
  • Storytellers: 4
  • Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 3
  • Comfort Services: 4
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 4
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 3
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 7
  • Spinners: 4
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 3

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Inlayers: 1
  • Musicians: 3
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Sculptors, Art: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 4
  • Writers: 3

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 4
  • Canners: 3
  • Cheesmakers: 3
  • Millers: 2
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

367 of Fìkh We-1v Wěm's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

737 of Fìkh We-1v Wěm's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 96 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh We-1v Wěm's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History