Town: Fêkanè-píenê Bî

Fêkanè-píenê Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Gêngípíêpíêè Zone
Region	Dezojeu Basin
Founded	880
Community Leader	City Manager Hêbèb Trgare
Area	5 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation	3594 m (11791 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	192 cm/y (75 in/y)
Population	1324
Population Density	264 people per km² (662 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Charm
Naming
Native name	Fêkanè-píenê Bî
Pronunciation	/fɘˈkanè/ /ˈp˔enɘ/
Direct Translation	[convenient] [couple]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Fêkanè-píenê Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Fêkanè-píenê Bî was founded by Donna Glëgfêv, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Fêkanè-píenê Bî has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Fêkanè-píenê Bî receives an average of 192 cm/y (75 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Fêkanè-píenê Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3594 m (11791 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fêkanè-píenê Bî was founded durring the late 10th century, by Donna Glëgfêv. The establishment of Fêkanè-píenê Bî suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Fêkanè-píenê Bî which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Fêkanè-píenê Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fêkanè-píenê 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.

Fêkanè-píenê Bî is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive cobblestone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Fêkanè-píenê Bî's robustly designed timber walls 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.

Looking around Fêkanè-píenê Bî you immediately realise that the locals are looking back at you. All of them. Everywhere you look somone is staring back at you analytically, looking over every inch of you, your gear, and your companions. As you get close to people, their hands move closer to their belt knife, or dagger. You may want to watch where you go and what you say...

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Fêkanè-píenê 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.

Fêkanè-píenê 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.

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

Fêkanè-píenê Bî has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Fêkanè-píenê Bî 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 Town. Fêkanè-píenê Bî's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Fêkanè-píenê Bî's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Fêkanè-píenê 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 Fêkanè-píenê Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Fêkanè-píenê 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.

Cultural Notes

Fêkanè-píenê Bî's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Fêkanè-píenê Bî vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

Fêkanè-píenê Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Charm energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 5322 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 331
Poultry: 3972
Swine: 264
Sheep: 13
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 132

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 9
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 6
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 8
Barbers: 5
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 4
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 6
Tavern Keepers: 5

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 3
Miners: 3
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 3
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 4
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 4
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 13
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 5

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 4
Canners: 4
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 3

414 of Fêkanè-píenê Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

844 of Fêkanè-píenê Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fêkanè-píenê Bî is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

History

Fêkanè-píenê Bî used to be much richer, but something happened in the last (21931 % 6)+1 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Fêkanè-píenê Bî was attacked by savage rat ogress living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Fêkanè-píenê Bî lost 223 people, 399 livestock, and 72 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 46, when members of Fêkanè-píenê Bî's militia enacted an operation to secure a particular port to utilize it for a specific task. The operation was complicated by enemy spies who revealed the militia's plan. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in a stalemate for Fêkanè-píenê Bî's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Fêkanè-píenê Bî's bards, historians, and legend keepers.