The name Fìkh Yx-8h Mig is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Yx-8h Mig was founded by Glêtesho Shëgarê, who was culturaly Constructi.
Climate
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Fìkh Yx-8h Mig receives an average of 66 cm/y (25 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Fìkh Yx-8h Mig covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 9860 m (-10600 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1056, by Glêtesho Shëgarê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Yx-8h Mig 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 Yx-8h Mig is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow 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 series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. The town's bare minimum defences have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.
A look around Fìkh Yx-8h Mig is like a look into a broken heart. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need. It’s not malicious. Heads are hung. Eyes are empty. Something truly horrible happened here once upon a time and the town never healed.
Civic Infrastructure
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Fìkh Yx-8h Mig.
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig 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 Yx-8h Mig 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 Yx-8h Mig 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 Yx-8h Mig has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Fìkh Yx-8h Mig's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig 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 Yx-8h Mig's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..
In Fìkh Yx-8h Mig during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.
The Zoog near Fìkh Yx-8h Mig are known to be more aggressive than normal.
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.
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: 2
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3
Farmland: 4731 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 295
Poultry: 3540
Swine: 236
Sheep: 11
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 118
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 3
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: 7
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 5
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: 2
Fishmongers: 2
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 4
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 1
Woodsellers: 1
Service workers
Bakers: 5
Barbers: 6
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 1
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 3
Restaurateur: 4
Tavern Keepers: 4
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
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: 2
Militia Officers: 14
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 3
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 3
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 3
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: 4
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 3
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 3
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 2
360 of Fìkh Yx-8h Mig's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
24 work in Agriculture
77 work as Craftsmen
26 work as Merchants
60 work as Service Workers
34 work as General Laborers
12 work as Skilled Laborers
58 work as Civil Servants
33 work in Cottage Industries
18 work as Artists
18 work in Produce Industries
785 of Fìkh Yx-8h Mig's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 35 (3%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Fìkh Yx-8h Mig was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.
The roads leading into Fìkh Yx-8h Mig possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.
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History
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a dragon and brought its hoard to Fìkh Yx-8h Mig, where it was shared with all. was immortalized in song for this deed.