Yol-macah Birěkhka

Yol-macah Birěkhka (/jol/ /ˈmacah/ [circus] [appearance (looks)]) is a subtropical Town located in Pjlilzou Parish, Rm-96pyohěkhka District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Yol-macah Birěkhka is derived from the Constructi language, as Yol-macah Birěkhka was founded by Yhzarth Agondren Brêpí, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Yol-macah Birěkhka has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Yol-macah Birěkhka receives an average of 249 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Yol-macah Birěkhka covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5034 m (16515 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Yol-macah Birěkhka was founded durring the early 16th century in fall of the year 1521, by Yhzarth Agondren Brêpí. The establishment of Yol-macah Birěkhka was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Yol-macah Birěkhka's construction back out of the project. Yhzarth Agondren Brêpí pushed on reguardles, and Yol-macah Birěkhka was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Yol-macah Birěkhka was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Yol-macah 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.

Yol-macah Birěkhka is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive flagstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. Yol-macah Birěkhka's bare minimum 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.

Yol-macah Birěkhka has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Yol-macah Birěkhka’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Yol-macah 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.

Yol-macah 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.

Yol-macah 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.

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

Yol-macah 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. Yol-macah Birěkhka's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

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

Yol-macah 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

Yol-macah Birěkhka's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Yol-macah Birěkhka's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

In Yol-macah Birěkhka rainbows form quite often above the Town.

The Sylph near Yol-macah Birěkhka are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Yol-macah Birěkhka's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 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.

Yol-macah Birěkhka Census Data: Year 2000

387 of Yol-macah Birěkhka's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 86 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

828 of Yol-macah Birěkhka's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 37 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Yol-macah Birěkhka's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Yol-macah Birěkhka suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Pond Dana began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which was isolated to the area around Yol-macah Birěkhka, which was swallowed by the fumes for several days. Yol-macah Birěkhka lost 229 people, 293 livestock, and 43 buildings in the disaster, though it is of note the local plant life flourished after the disaster. The disaster is referred to as the Mourning Wind.

History