Hës-vèkê Bî

Hës-vèkê Bî (/kiˈbohɘ/ /ˈvèkɘ/ [cute] [stew; soup; broth]) is a temperate Town located in the Jajëhifitë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Hës-vèkê Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Hës-vèkê Bî was founded by Tshêj Bregèqtco, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Hës-vèkê Bî has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Hës-vèkê Bî receives an average of 244 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Hës-vèkê Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2194 m (7198 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hës-vèkê Bî was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1187, by Tshêj Bregèqtco. The establishment of Hës-vèkê Bî was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Hës-vèkê Bî's construction back out of the project. Tshêj Bregèqtco pushed on reguardles, and Hës-vèkê Bî was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Hës-vèkê Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hës-vèkê Bî is no diffrent. The town'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.

Hës-vèkê Bî is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad paverstone streets which form a 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 lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

Hës-vèkê Bî is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. There’s a patern to the panic. It’s not easy to see, and no one quite agrees on what it is, but the locals know and operate under this pattern. It shapes everything they do, and you feel as if you’ve almost worked it out only for some small detail to devastate your theory every time you try and comprehend it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Hës-vèkê 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.

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

Hës-vèkê 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.

Hës-vèkê Bî 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.

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

Hës-vèkê Bî has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Hës-vèkê Bî has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Hës-vèkê 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

Hës-vèkê Bî's garrison 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 Hës-vèkê Bî grains of dust blow into perfectly neat rows.

The Mantis, Giant near Hës-vèkê Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Hës-vèkê Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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.

Hës-vèkê Bî Census Data: Year 2000

394 of Hës-vèkê Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 91 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

792 of Hës-vèkê Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 89 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hës-vèkê Bî's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

Hës-vèkê Bî used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Hës-vèkê Bî.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Hës-vèkê Bî's festivals remembers the hero.

History