Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf (/æˈrɪi/ /lə̝f/ [hot] [coincidence]) is a subtropical Town located in Sagomeli Parish, Pz-339jnup District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf was founded by Wv-6v 'Giskard' Trëmêv, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf receives an average of 227 cm/y (89 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1680 m (5511 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf was founded durring the late 16th century in summer of the year 1485, by Wv-6v 'Giskard' Trëmêv. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf 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 Ærǐi Lăf is buildings are arranged arround a single narrow cobblestone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

A look around Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

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

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf 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 Ærǐi Lăf's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf's bank 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..

In Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Serpentfolk near Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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 Ærǐi Lăf Census Data: Year 2000

393 of Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 86 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 65 work as Service Workers
• 39 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

845 of Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 38 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

The the an axe of Augury, an an axe imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created in Fìkh Ærǐi Lăf by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History