Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ (/ˈɨpkɪ/ /vɤwʤ/ [crazy; insane; absurd; silly] [stethoscope]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Zavauqüe Parish, Rs-20pvèl District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ was founded by Phaecanus Brêmesm, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ receives an average of 175 cm/y (68 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 7530 m (-18244 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1222, by Phaecanus Brêmesm. The establishment of Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Phaecanus Brêmesm struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ as a prison colony.

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ is buildings are built arround a single premissive baked earthen mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused defences has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ 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 just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ 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 Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ.

The Almiraj near Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Augury energies of tier 2 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 Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ Census Data: Year 2000

292 of Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 60 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 47 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 45 work as Civil Servants
• 28 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

658 of Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 49 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ was attacked by a group of guerrilla fighters. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ lost 177 people, 157 livestock, and 75 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 183, when members of Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ's militia enacted an operation to escort a particular fortification to a safe location. The operation was complicated by the enemy forces had far more numbers than estimated. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in defeat for Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Fìkh Ìpkǐ Vèwjĭ's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History