Lêfk-ëzè Bî

Lêfk-ëzè Bî (/ˈliga/ /ˈëzè/ [favorite] [benefit]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Nêndënkîte Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Lêfk-ëzè Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Lêfk-ëzè Bî was founded by Khîm Treshèbm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Lêfk-ëzè Bî has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Lêfk-ëzè Bî receives an average of 256 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Lêfk-ëzè Bî covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3256 m (10682 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lêfk-ëzè Bî was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1281, by Khîm Treshèbm. The establishment of Lêfk-ëzè Bî was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Khîm Treshèbm electing to pay people to resettle in Lêfk-ëzè Bî.

Lêfk-ëzè Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lêfk-ëzè 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.

Lêfk-ëzè Bî is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt baked earthen 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 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. Lêfk-ëzè Bî's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Lêfk-ëzè Bî'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 town as needed.

Right off the bat Lêfk-ëzè Bî hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. It’s easy to see where their wealth comes from the more you look arround. Every aspect of the town has been developed with care and great thought. The people themselves act deliberately and with care in even the simplest of daily actions.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Lêfk-ëzè Bî has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Lêfk-ëzè 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.

Lêfk-ëzè 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.

Lêfk-ëzè 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.

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

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

Lêfk-ëzè 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 Lêfk-ëzè Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lêfk-ëzè 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.

Lêfk-ëzè 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

Lêfk-ëzè Bî is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

Lêfk-ëzè Bî's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Lêfk-ëzè Bî.

The Begedhi, Seedling near Lêfk-ëzè Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Lêfk-ëzè Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via 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.

Lêfk-ëzè Bî Census Data: Year 2000

513 of Lêfk-ëzè Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 119 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 74 work as Civil Servants
• 48 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

1009 of Lêfk-ëzè Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 47 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lêfk-ëzè Bî has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Lêfk-ëzè Bî. One of Lêfk-ëzè Bî's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History