Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v (/bɛʤ/ /gin/ [risk; hazard; threat; accident] [scared; afraid; nervous; anxious]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Altodålph Region of the Tetburland.

The name Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v is derived from the Goblin language, as Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v was founded by Szyh, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v receives an average of 269 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v covers an area of nearly 114 km² (45 mi²), and an average elevation of 5442 m (17854 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1176, by Szyh. The establishment of Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Szyh struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v as a prison colony.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v is buildings are built arround a single crampt paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The city's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. Astonishigly, the budget oriented are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to have homes. One cannot help but wonder what Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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 Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v's parks.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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.

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

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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. Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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 Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v 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

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v's bank 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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v.

The Dlurgraven near Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves bloodletting to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v Census Data: Year 2000

10257 of Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 610 work in Agriculture
• 2325 work as Craftsmen
• 818 work as Merchants
• 1487 work as Service Workers
• 1044 work as General Laborers
• 409 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1548 work as Civil Servants
• 937 work in Cottage Industries
• 541 work as Artists
• 538 work in Produce Industries

14828 of Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1888 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

The the a battleaxe of Mysticism, an a battleaxe imbued with notable amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Bèjgin Ji̊ Qi̊v by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History