Læv Næ Birěkhka

Læv Næ Birěkhka (/læv/ /næ/ [left] [tungsten]) is a subtropical Town located in Jĭæsǐkhkǐ Zone, Pinizeva District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Læv Næ Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Læv Næ Birěkhka was founded by Trêtconhe Èbmèj, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Læv Næ Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Læv Næ Birěkhka receives an average of 219 cm/y (86 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Læv Næ Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2232 m (7322 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Læv Næ Birěkhka was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1355, by Trêtconhe Èbmèj. The establishment of Læv Næ Birěkhka was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Trêtconhe Èbmèj electing to pay people to resettle in Læv Næ Birěkhka.

Læv Næ Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Læv Næ Birěkhka 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.

Læv Næ Birěkhka is buildings are arranged within a network of restrictive cobblestone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block 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. Unfortuantly, these cost-cutting-focused defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look arround Læv Næ Birěkhka reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Læv Næ Birěkhka possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Læv Næ Birěkhka 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.

Læv Næ 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.

Læv Næ Birěkhka has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Læv Næ 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.

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

Læv Næ Birěkhka 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. Læv Næ Birěkhka's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Læv Næ Birěkhka's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Læv Næ 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

Læv Næ Birěkhka's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Læv Næ Birěkhka's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Læv Næ Birěkhka.

The Deer, Ringhorn near Læv Næ Birěkhka are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Læv Næ Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves performance art to channel Necromancy energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Læv Næ Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

372 of Læv Næ Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 82 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

836 of Læv Næ Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 24 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Læv Næ Birěkhka is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Læv Næ Birěkhka experienced an impossibly long, cold, and stormy winter unlike anything seen before. The worst of the disaster struck The storm coated everything in a thick layer of ice and freezing countless animals, plants, and people to death. Læv Næ Birěkhka lost 239 people, and 381 livestock in the disaster.. The disaster is remembered as the Grief Screams, after the sounds of the winds.

History