Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka (/liv/ /wə̝/ [precious] [book]) is a subtropical Town located in the Khǐnèzhog District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka was founded by Êbênm Brêrêtco, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 18°C (64°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka receives an average of 242 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1720 m (5643 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1094, by Êbênm Brêrêtco. The establishment of Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Êbênm Brêrêtco struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka as a prison colony.

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka 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.

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive paverstone streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. 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. Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's top tier civilian fortifications 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.

Right off the bat Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

Nu-23a Wă 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.

Nu-23a Wă 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 Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's parks.

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka.

Nu-23a Wă 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.

Nu-23a Wă 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.

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Nu-23a Wă 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 Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's natural decorations nor waterways.

Nu-23a Wă 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.

Nu-23a Wă 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

Nu-23a Wă 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.

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka the stars are always right.

The Jack-o'-Lantern near Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via throat 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.

Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

440 of Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 96 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 43 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

941 of Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 28 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Mere Baikal began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which was isolated to the area around Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka, which was swallowed by the fumes for several days. Nu-23a Wă Birěkhka lost 285 people, 156 livestock, and 84 buildings in the disaster, though it is of note the local plant life flourished after the disaster. The disaster is referred to as the Calamity Wind.

History