Fìkh Wk-7f El

Fìkh Wk-7f El (/ˌhakhuˈlippɨ/ /el/ [boring] [gum]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Tutkrukvutonu Parish, Yăvajĭkǐkh District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Wk-7f El is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Wk-7f El was founded by Sedril Brêmesm Shesêpí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Wk-7f El has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Fìkh Wk-7f El receives an average of 211 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Wk-7f El covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5040 m (16535 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Wk-7f El was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1366, by Sedril Brêmesm Shesêpí. 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 Sedril Brêmesm Shesêpí.

Fìkh Wk-7f El was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El is buildings are located arround a single narrow cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Fìkh Wk-7f El's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Fìkh Wk-7f El's top tier civilian fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Fìkh Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El long.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Fìkh Wk-7f El's parks.

Fìkh Wk-7f El has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Fìkh Wk-7f El.

Fìkh Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Fìkh Wk-7f El's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Fìkh Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Fìkh Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fìkh Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El 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 Wk-7f El's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Fìkh Wk-7f El every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Ovinnik near Fìkh Wk-7f El are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Fìkh Wk-7f El's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves drinking to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via chanting.

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 Wk-7f El Census Data: Year 2000

478 of Fìkh Wk-7f El's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 106 work as Craftsmen
• 38 work as Merchants
• 75 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 70 work as Civil Servants
• 47 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

939 of Fìkh Wk-7f El's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 90 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Wk-7f El has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

Fìkh Wk-7f El makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Fìkh Wk-7f El was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Fìkh Wk-7f El. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Fìkh Wk-7f El lost 206 people, 339 livestock, and 20 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 114, when members of Fìkh Wk-7f El's militia enacted an operation to secure a particular depot to utilize it for a specific task. The operation was complicated by major logistical problems. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a crushing defeat for Fìkh Wk-7f El's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Fìkh Wk-7f El's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History