Lèl Likh Birěkhka

Lèl Likh Birěkhka (/lɤl/ /lix/ [gradual] [vine]) is a subtropical Town located in the Pinizeva District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Lèl Likh Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Lèl Likh Birěkhka was founded by Mocthë Fyëgadshê, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Lèl Likh 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). Lèl Likh Birěkhka receives an average of 222 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Lèl Likh Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1974 m (6476 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lèl Likh Birěkhka was founded durring the late 10th century, by Mocthë Fyëgadshê. The establishment of Lèl Likh Birěkhka suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Lèl Likh Birěkhka which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Lèl Likh Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lèl Likh Birěkhka is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Lèl Likh Birěkhka is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow baked earthen streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square 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. Lèl Likh Birěkhka's cost-cutting-focused defences has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Lèl Likh Birěkhka has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Lèl Likh Birěkhka ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Lèl Likh Birěkhka is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to have homes. One cannot help but wonder what Lèl Likh Birěkhka was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

Lèl Likh Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Lèl Likh Birěkhka. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Lèl Likh Birěkhka's parks.

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

Lèl Likh 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.

Lèl Likh 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.

Lèl Likh 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.

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

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

Lèl Likh Birěkhka has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Lèl Likh Birěkhka's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lèl Likh 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.

Lèl Likh Birěkhka has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

Lèl Likh Birěkhka's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Lèl Likh Birěkhka.

The Soulsliver near Lèl Likh Birěkhka are known to be quite timid.

Lèl Likh Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves line dance to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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.

Lèl Likh Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

454 of Lèl Likh Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 101 work as Craftsmen
• 36 work as Merchants
• 75 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 65 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

899 of Lèl Likh Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 86 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lèl Likh Birěkhka is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Lèl Likh Birěkhka was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 22 days. Lèl Likh Birěkhka lost 140 people and 107 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Suffering's Flame.

History