Small Town: Nid Nægděn Birěkhka

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka
Example Constructi architecture.
StateFederation of Alveria
ProvenceLiwbărǐm District
Sub ProvenceDakito Zone
RegionVìh Vækhnu Shrublands
Founded1264
Community LeaderAdministrator Hahrurth Trëmth
Area4 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp17°C (62°F)
Average Elevation1494 m (4901 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation215 cm/y (84 in/y)
Population990
Population Density247 people per km2 (990 people per mi2)
Town AuraNecromancy
Naming
Native nameNid Nægděn Birěkhka
Pronunciation/nid/ /ˈnægdɛn/
Direct Translation[fake] [leg; foot]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka (/nid/ /ˈnægdɛn/ [fake] [leg; foot]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Dakito Zone, Liwbărǐm District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Nid Nægděn Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Nid Nægděn Birěkhka was founded by Ew-54k 'Alojzy' Tsmê, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Nid Nægděn Birěkhka receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Nid Nægděn Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 4 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 1494 m (4901 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1264, by Ew-54k 'Alojzy' Tsmê. 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 Ew-54k 'Alojzy' Tsmê.

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

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka is buildings are built arround a single premissive flagstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Nid Nægděn Birěkhka's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The top tier civilian fortifications 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.

Even the most brief look arround Nid Nægděn Birěkhka 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 Nid Nægděn Birěkhka, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Nid Nægděn 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.

Nid Nægděn 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.

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

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

Nid Nægděn 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

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Nid Nægděn Birěkhka.

The Baccae near Nid Nægděn Birěkhka are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Augury energies of tier 2 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 2
  • Farmers: 2
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 3
  • Milk Maids: 2
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 2
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 4019 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 247
    • Poultry: 2970
    • Swine: 198
    • Sheep: 9
    • Goats: 1
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 99

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 1
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 3
  • Carpenters: 2
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 6
  • Glassworkers: 3
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Hatters: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Locksmiths: 1
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Roofers: 1
  • Saddlers: 1
  • Scabbardmakers: 2
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
  • Tailors: 6
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 2

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 2
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 2
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 2
  • Fishmongers: 2
  • Potion Sellers: 1
  • Resellers: 4
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 2
  • Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 5
  • Barbers: 4
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 3
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Hairdressers: 3
  • Healers: 2
  • Housekeepers: 3
  • Housemaids: 5
  • House Stewards: 3
  • Laundry maids: 1
  • Maidservants: 3
  • Nursery Maids: 1
  • Pastrycooks: 3
  • Restaurateur: 3
  • Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 1
  • In-Town Couriers: 2
  • Long Haul Couriers: 2
  • Dockyard Workers: 2
  • Leech Collectors: 2
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 2
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 1
  • Postmen: 2
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 2
  • Tosher: 1
  • Warehousemen: 3
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 2

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 1
  • Educators: 2
  • Engineers: 1
  • Gardeners: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 1
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 12
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 3
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 3
  • Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 3
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 3
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 2
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 4
  • Spinners: 2
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Musicians: 2
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 3
  • Writers: 3

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 3
  • Canners: 3
  • Cheesmakers: 3
  • Millers: 2
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

291 of Nid Nægděn Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

650 of Nid Nægděn Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 49 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

Nid Nægděn Birěkhka's residents established a new industry (11101 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

The the a linnin gambeson of Elven High Magic, an a linnin gambeson imbued with notable amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created near Nid Nægděn Birěkhka by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History