Village: Bês-êvê Dêtîkè

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Dalandic Empire
Provence	G̈îmëqe Provence
Sub Provence	Beachmaple Dutchy
Region	Glzijiqtjioji Basin
Founded	1282
Community Leader	Master Flora Fyegfêyèj
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	26°C (78°F)
Average Elevation	4372 m (14343 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	137 cm/y (53 in/y)
Population	765
Population Density	255 people per km² (765 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Transmutation
Naming
Native name	Bês-êvê Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ˈarè/ /ˈɘvɘ/
Direct Translation	[jealous] [visit]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Bês-êvê Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Bês-êvê Dêtîkè was founded by Pigeneth Glkare, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Bês-êvê Dêtîkè receives an average of 137 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Bês-êvê Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4372 m (14343 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1282, by Pigeneth Glkare. The establishment of Bês-êvê Dêtîkè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Pigeneth Glkare electing to pay people to resettle in Bês-êvê Dêtîkè.

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bês-êvê Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The village'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.

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè is buildings are built arround a single crampt gravel mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the village a over all circular shape. The village has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Bês-êvê Dêtîkè's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Bês-êvê Dêtîkè's monster and outlaw focused fortifications are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the village as needed.

Even the most brief look arround Bês-êvê Dêtîkè has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The village is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Bês-êvê Dêtîkè, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Bês-êvê Dêtîkè.

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè 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.

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

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè 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.

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

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè 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

While Bês-êvê Dêtîkè has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

The Serpentfolk near Bês-êvê Dêtîkè are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Bês-êvê Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves performance art to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 1
Farmers: 2
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 2
Milk Maids: 1
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 2
Shepherds: 1

Farmland: 3082 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 191
Poultry: 2295
Swine: 153
Sheep: 7
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 76

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 1
Candlemakers: 2
Carpenters: 2
Clothmakers: 2
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Fabricworkers: 1
Farrier: 6
Glassworkers: 2
Gunsmiths: 1
Hatters: 1
Leatherwrights: 2
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Saddlers: 1
Scabbardmakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 2
Tailors: 4
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 2

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 1
Butchers: 1
Chandlers: 1
Chicken Butchers: 2
Fine Clothiers: 2
Fishmongers: 2
Potion Sellers: 1
Resellers: 3
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 1
Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 4
Barbers: 3
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 3
Doctors: 1
Gamekeepers: 1
Hairdressers: 2
Healers: 2
Housekeepers: 2
Housemaids: 3
House Stewards: 2
Laundry maids: 1
Maidservants: 2
Nursery Maids: 1
Pastrycooks: 2
Restaurateur: 3
Tavern Keepers: 2

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Coal Heavers: 1
In-Town Couriers: 1
Long Haul Couriers: 1
Dockyard Workers: 1
Leech Collectors: 1
Millers: 1
Miners: 1
Oilmen and Polishers: 1
Postmen: 1
Skinners: 2
Tosher: 1
Warehousemen: 2
Watercarriers: 1
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 2

Skilled Laborers

Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 1
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1

Civil Servants

Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 1
Exorcist: 1
Kami Clerk: 1
Landlords: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 7
Monks, Monastic: 2
Monks, Civic: 2
Historian, Oral: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 1
Priests: 2
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 1
Storytellers: 2
Military Officers: 2

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 2
Comfort Services: 3
Jaminators: 2
Needleworkers: 2
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 2
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 4
Spinners: 2
Weaver: 2

Artists

Bards: 1
Musicians: 2
Wood Carvers: 2
Writers: 2

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 2
Canners: 2
Cheesmakers: 2
Millers: 1
Picklers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 1

202 of Bês-êvê Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

533 of Bês-êvê Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 30 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Bês-êvê Dêtîkè was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 29 days. Bês-êvê Dêtîkè lost 175 people and 202 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Ill Tides's Flame.