Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær (/ɪˈcɛi/ /xær/ [furious] [calf]) is a subtropical Town located in Pekiramziqeje Zone, Yăvajĭkǐkh District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær is derived from the Constructi language, as Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær was founded by Tb-44s 'Betty' Shëgarê, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær receives an average of 213 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6216 m (20393 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær was founded durring the late 19th century in late winter of the year 1776, by Tb-44s 'Betty' Shëgarê. The establishment of Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Tb-44s 'Betty' Shëgarê struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær as a prison colony.

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 19th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær 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 Ǐkěi Khær is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad paverstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. 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 town's cost-cutting-focused 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.

Even the most brief look arround Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The town is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

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

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

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær 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 Ǐkěi Khær is home to a distinct subculture, who are either the majority here or have the dominant positions in the community. Architecture, local laws, and social customs are all tuned to suit them, and they may not be particularly forgiving or friendly to the major culture of the region. Communities that are not outright independent usually make an arm's-length submission to a local lord.

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær.

The Skinstitch near Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves square dance to channel Mysticism 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.

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær Census Data: Year 2000

371 of Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 82 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

813 of Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 49 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Fìkh Ǐkěi Khær's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

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