Coqê-deretè Bî

Coqê-deretè Bî (/ˈcoqɘ/ /deˈretè/ [rough; raw] [bracket]) is a temperate Town located in the Jajëhifitë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Coqê-deretè Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Coqê-deretè Bî was founded by Glëgfêv Zesmthëm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Coqê-deretè Bî has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Coqê-deretè Bî receives an average of 270 cm/y (106 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Coqê-deretè Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1834 m (6017 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Coqê-deretè Bî was founded durring the early 9th century, by Glëgfêv Zesmthëm. The establishment of Coqê-deretè Bî was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Coqê-deretè Bî's construction back out of the project. Glëgfêv Zesmthëm pushed on reguardles, and Coqê-deretè Bî was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Coqê-deretè Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Coqê-deretè Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Coqê-deretè Bî is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad gravel streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Coqê-deretè Bî's size could have. The well-designed, yet cheep has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Coqê-deretè Bî, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all preforming the same rituals to bless and anoint building,s streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holysymbols is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This town certainly loves its god.

Civic Infrastructure

Coqê-deretè Bî has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Coqê-deretè Bî 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 Coqê-deretè Bî. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Coqê-deretè Bî's parks.

Coqê-deretè Bî has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Coqê-deretè Bî.

Coqê-deretè Bî 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.

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

Coqê-deretè Bî 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.

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

Coqê-deretè Bî possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Coqê-deretè Bî 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 Coqê-deretè Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Coqê-deretè Bî 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.

Coqê-deretè Bî 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

While Coqê-deretè Bî 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.

Coqê-deretè Bî's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Coqê-deretè Bî during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Herd Animal, Stag near Coqê-deretè Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Coqê-deretè Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves square dance to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via throat chanting.

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.

Coqê-deretè Bî Census Data: Year 2000

399 of Coqê-deretè Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 67 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

828 of Coqê-deretè Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 92 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Coqê-deretè Bî is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Coqê-deretè Bî was struck by a devistating earthquake. The quake brought ruin to Coqê-deretè Bî, which lost 290 people, 109 livestock, and 91 buildings in the earthquake. The day of the quake is remembered by many as Hate's Day.

History