Bèhë-cêthè Ye

Bèhë-cêthè Ye (/ˈaɪən/ /ˈcɘʃè/ [Propername] [lap]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Sshaumerilel County of the Union of Engineers.

The name Bèhë-cêthè Ye is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Bèhë-cêthè Ye was founded by Mërmpf̄ Ca̋mē 'Lily Waves' Jó̄s Sérmb Cawmé, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Bèhë-cêthè Ye receives an average of 236 cm/y (92 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Bèhë-cêthè Ye covers an area of nearly 525 km² (210 mi²), and an average elevation of 5642 m (18510 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bèhë-cêthè Ye was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1348, by Mërmpf̄ Ca̋mē 'Lily Waves' Jó̄s Sérmb Cawmé. The establishment of Bèhë-cêthè Ye was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Mërmpf̄ Ca̋mē 'Lily Waves' Jó̄s Sérmb Cawmé struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Bèhë-cêthè Ye as a prison colony.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bèhë-cêthè Ye is no diffrent. The city'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.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye is is constructed arround a series of narrow packed earth mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Bèhë-cêthè Ye's millitarily questionable fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

The first thing you notice about Bèhë-cêthè Ye is the large sign at the entrance welcoming you to their humble city. Children come up to you and say hi, some asking if you’ve fought any big monsters, and others just zipping away after their hello. The adults are much the same. By the time you’ve made it a significant way into the town you’ve been invited to a tavern for a pint to drink in exchange for news of the world. You’ve also had no less than three older women give you a sweetroll and direct your attention to their still unmarried children. It would be creepy if it wasn't so sincere.

Civic Infrastructure

Bèhë-cêthè Ye possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye 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 Bèhë-cêthè Ye. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Bèhë-cêthè Ye's parks.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Bèhë-cêthè Ye.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye 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.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye 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.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye 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.

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

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye 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 Large City. Bèhë-cêthè Ye's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye 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 Bèhë-cêthè Ye's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye 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.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye 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.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Bèhë-cêthè Ye's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Bèhë-cêthè Ye.

The Bat Swarm, Underworld near Bèhë-cêthè Ye are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sex to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Bèhë-cêthè Ye Census Data: Year 2000

47700 of Bèhë-cêthè Ye's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2842 work in Agriculture
• 10582 work as Craftsmen
• 3832 work as Merchants
• 7154 work as Service Workers
• 4897 work as General Laborers
• 1926 work as Skilled Laborers
• 7048 work as Civil Servants
• 4287 work in Cottage Industries
• 2654 work as Artists
• 2478 work in Produce Industries

66922 of Bèhë-cêthè Ye's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 9967 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bèhë-cêthè Ye has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

The roads leading into Bèhë-cêthè Ye possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Bèhë-cêthè Ye was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Bèhë-cêthè Ye lost 217 people, 156 livestock, and 34 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 157, when members of Bèhë-cêthè Ye's militia enacted an operation to escort a particular special forces group to a safe location. The operation was complicated by the officer in charge of Bèhë-cêthè Ye's forces was incompetent, and issue many foolish and-or unprofessional orders. The conflict ended with the defense of the depot against a siege, which ended in a crushing defeat for Bèhë-cêthè Ye's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Bèhë-cêthè Ye's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History