Finding an example of a cyclic extension over $\mathbb{Q}_p$ of prime power degree which is neither unramified nor totally ramified

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Let $K=\mathbb{Q}_p$ for some prime $p$. I would like to find an example for an extension $L/K$ with the following properties (or check if such an example is possible in the first place):

  • $L/K$ is a cyclic extension,
  • $L/K$ has degree $n=q^k$ where $q$ is also a prime and $k$ is some positive integer,
  • $L/K$ is not unramified,
  • $L/K$ is not totally ramified.

Here my thoughts:

  • I know that $k=1$ won't work (as $L/K$ would be either unramified or totally ramified then), so $k \geq 2$.
  • I am not sure whether I must assume $p=q$ in order for my example to work.
  • And last, I know that $K$ has a primitive $n$-th root of unity (which I doubt we can always assume), Kummer Theory says that if $L/K$ is cyclic, then $L=K(\alpha)$ for some $\alpha\in L$ with $\alpha,\dots,\alpha^{n-1} \not\in K$ but $\alpha^n \in K$.

I am not sure if these thoughts are helpful for me to find an example at all. Could you please guide me through my problem?