Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka (/ˈigto/ /hɤˈpensɤ/ [gray] [officer]) is a subtropical Town located in the Yăvajĭkǐkh District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka was founded by Limphiel Dyegfe, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka receives an average of 211 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3168 m (10393 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1400, by Limphiel Dyegfe. 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 Limphiel Dyegfe.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt packed earth streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The millitarily questionable fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka 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.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka 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.

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

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka 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

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka'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..

In Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Necrocraft near Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

380 of Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 85 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

788 of Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 87 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka 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.

Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 10 days. Igto Hèpensè Birěkhka lost 279 people and 125 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Terror's Flame.

History