Large Town: Píêsîvî-yo Bî

Píêsîvî-yo Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Ineg̈èsho Zone
Region	Lajuca Lojapukaqu Woods
Founded	1369
Community Leader	City Manager Dyèbê Tshëg̈
Area	7 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	27°C (80°F)
Average Elevation	2634 m (8641 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	285 cm/y (112 in/y)
Population	1789
Population Density	255 people per km² (894 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Summoning
Naming
Native name	Píêsîvî-yo Bî
Pronunciation	/p˔ɘˈsɪvɪ/ /jo/
Direct Translation	[bright] [sextant]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Píêsîvî-yo Bî (/p˔ɘˈsɪvɪ/ /jo/ [bright] [sextant]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Ineg̈èsho Zone of the Union of Engineers.

Climate

Píêsîvî-yo Bî has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Píêsîvî-yo Bî receives an average of 285 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Píêsîvî-yo Bî covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2634 m (8641 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Píêsîvî-yo Bî was founded durring the late 15th century in spring of the year 1369, by Mpftó̄s Ermp̪ftär 'Robbi Buble' Ya̋nvér Yä̂fér Vú̄shvé̄ Dyèdsí. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Mpftó̄s Ermp̪ftär 'Robbi Buble' Ya̋nvér Yä̂fér Vú̄shvé̄ Dyèdsí.

Píêsîvî-yo Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Píêsîvî-yo Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Píêsîvî-yo Bî is is constructed arround a series of premissive canals mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. 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. Píêsîvî-yo Bî's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Píêsîvî-yo Bî's monster and outlaw focused fortifications 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.

A look around Píêsîvî-yo Bî has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Píêsîvî-yo Bî long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Píêsîvî-yo 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.

Píêsîvî-yo 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.

Píêsîvî-yo 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.

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

Píêsîvî-yo 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 Large Town. Píêsîvî-yo Bî's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

Píêsîvî-yo 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 Píêsîvî-yo Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Píêsîvî-yo Bî has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Píêsîvî-yo 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.

Píêsîvî-yo 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Píêsîvî-yo Bî hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Píêsîvî-yo Bî's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

The Bat Swarm, Underworld near Píêsîvî-yo Bî are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Píêsîvî-yo Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via moments of science.

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: 3
Farmers: 5
Farm Laborer: 11
Hunters: 5
Milk Maids: 4
Ranchers: 2
Ranch Hands: 5
Shepherds: 4

Farmland: 7245 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 447
Poultry: 5367
Swine: 357
Sheep: 17
Goats: 3
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 178

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 3
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 2
Buckle-makers: 2
Cabinetmakers: 4
Candlemakers: 6
Carpenters: 5
Clothmakers: 5
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 4
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 2
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 4
Farrier: 10
Furriers: 1
Glassworkers: 5
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 3
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 2
Leatherwrights: 4
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 2
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 2
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 2
Pursemakers: 3
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 3
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 5
Tailors: 10
Tanners: 2
Upholsterers: 2
Watchmakers: 2
Weavers: 5
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
Arcana Sellers: 1
Beer-Sellers: 2
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 4
Chandlers: 4
Chicken Butchers: 4
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 4
Fishmongers: 4
Florists: 1
Potion Sellers: 3
Resellers: 8
Spice Merchants: 2
Wine-sellers: 3
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 10
Barbers: 8
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 7
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 6
Healers: 5
Housekeepers: 5
Housemaids: 11
House Stewards: 5
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 3
Maidservants: 6
Nursery Maids: 3
Pastrycooks: 5
Restaurateur: 7
Tavern Keepers: 7

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 2
Bleachers: 1
Chemical Workers: 1
Coal Heavers: 3
In-Town Couriers: 4
Long Haul Couriers: 4
Dockyard Workers: 3
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 5
Millers: 4
Miners: 4
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 4
Pure Finder: 2
Skinners: 5
Sugar Refiners: 1
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 6
Watercarriers: 3
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 5

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 2
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 3
Dentists: 1
Educators: 5
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 2
Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 2
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Consultants: 1
Exorcist: 4
Fixers: 2
Kami Clerk: 3
Landlords: 3
Lawyers: 2
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 13
Monks, Monastic: 5
Monks, Civic: 5
Historian, Oral: 4
Historian, Textual: 2
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 4
Priests: 6
Rangers: 2
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 3
Slayers: 1
Storytellers: 6
Military Officers: 6

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 5
Comfort Services: 7
Enchanters: 2
Herbalists: 2
Jaminators: 5
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 3
Preserve Makers: 5
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 9
Spinners: 5
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 4

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Costumers: 1
Dancers: 2
Drafters: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 6
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 5
Writers: 5

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 6
Canners: 4
Cheesmakers: 5
Millers: 3
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 2
Stockmakers: 2
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 3

587 of Píêsîvî-yo Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

1113 of Píêsîvî-yo Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 89 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Píêsîvî-yo Bî's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Píêsîvî-yo Bî suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Lajuca Lojapukaqu Woods was struck by a drought when Lake Bedo grew too small to continue feeding Waterway Berksend, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Píêsîvî-yo Bî. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Píêsîvî-yo Bî lost 104 people, and 268 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 2 weeks, which are remembered as the Hate Thirst.