Jeqo-itî Bî

Jeqo-itî Bî (/ˈʤeqo/ /ˈitɪ/ [private] [fossil]) is a temperate Town located in the Lëcêngthëvi Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Jeqo-itî Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Jeqo-itî Bî was founded by Priocetus Glegfeshe, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Jeqo-itî Bî has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Jeqo-itî Bî receives an average of 184 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Jeqo-itî Bî covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1852 m (6076 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Jeqo-itî Bî was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1449, by Priocetus Glegfeshe. The establishment of Jeqo-itî Bî was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Priocetus Glegfeshe struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Jeqo-itî Bî as a prison colony.

Jeqo-itî Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Jeqo-itî Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature stone brick construction with most buildings posessing towers, turrets, dormers, and wide wrap-around porches. An extreem emphasis on decorative features and emblishments can be seen even on the poorest of homes and makes even the most humble of structures seem a bit regal.

Jeqo-itî Bî is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious packed earth 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 has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Unfortuantly, these cost-cutting-focused defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Jeqo-itî Bî has the unmistakable air of a town 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. Jeqo-itî Bî ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the town one can see abandoned schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Jeqo-itî 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.

Jeqo-itî 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.

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

Jeqo-itî 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. Jeqo-itî Bî's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Jeqo-itî 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

Jeqo-itî Bî's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Jeqo-itî Bî there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Belostomatid near Jeqo-itî Bî are known to be quite timid.

Jeqo-itî Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Invocation 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.

Jeqo-itî Bî Census Data: Year 2000

304 of Jeqo-itî Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 67 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 50 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 44 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

649 of Jeqo-itî Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 71 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Jeqo-itî Bî is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea (5090 % 6)+1 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . was immortalized in song for this deed.

History