Qíith-dëcè Bî

Qíith-dëcè Bî (/ˈʤɘʃë/ /ˈdëcè/ [pretty] [slice]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Mèhcebî Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Qíith-dëcè Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Qíith-dëcè Bî was founded by Sēkidā Cú̄shīy 'Rave Daze' Mp̪fēsh Cākī Da̋chīy Fyesh, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Qíith-dëcè Bî has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Qíith-dëcè Bî receives an average of 226 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Qíith-dëcè Bî covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6952 m (-20141 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qíith-dëcè Bî was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1452, by Sēkidā Cú̄shīy 'Rave Daze' Mp̪fēsh Cākī Da̋chīy Fyesh. The establishment of Qíith-dëcè Bî was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Sēkidā Cú̄shīy 'Rave Daze' Mp̪fēsh Cākī Da̋chīy Fyesh struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Qíith-dëcè Bî as a prison colony.

Qíith-dëcè Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qíith-dëcè Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Qíith-dëcè Bî is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of broad flagstone streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. 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. Astonishigly, the cost-cutting-focused defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Qíith-dëcè Bî seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Qíith-dëcè Bî the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Qíith-dëcè 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.

Qíith-dëcè 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.

Qíith-dëcè Bî has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Qíith-dëcè 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.

Qíith-dëcè 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.

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

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

Qíith-dëcè 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 Qíith-dëcè Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qíith-dëcè 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.

Qíith-dëcè 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.

Qíith-dëcè 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Qíith-dëcè Bî's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Qíith-dëcè Bî.

The Baccae near Qíith-dëcè Bî are known to be quite timid.

Qíith-dëcè Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Qíith-dëcè Bî Census Data: Year 2000

516 of Qíith-dëcè Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 117 work as Craftsmen
• 40 work as Merchants
• 84 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 79 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 25 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

1029 of Qíith-dëcè Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 81 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Qíith-dëcè Bî possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

POI

History

The the a spear of Invocation, an a spear imbued with notable amounts of Invocation energies was created near Qíith-dëcè Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History