Rena-voyëkè Bî

Rena-voyëkè Bî (/ˈrena/ /voˈjëkè/ [gross] [failure]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Yêmëcê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Rena-voyëkè Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Rena-voyëkè Bî was founded by Khîb Glegadonka, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Rena-voyëkè Bî has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Rena-voyëkè Bî receives an average of 243 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Rena-voyëkè Bî covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3384 m (11102 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Rena-voyëkè Bî was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1429, by Khîb Glegadonka. The establishment of Rena-voyëkè Bî was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Khîb Glegadonka struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Rena-voyëkè Bî as a prison colony.

Rena-voyëkè Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Rena-voyëkè Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Rena-voyëkè Bî is buildings are built arround a single spacious flagstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Unfortuantly, these would-be-castle fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Rena-voyëkè 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. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Rena-voyëkè 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.

Rena-voyëkè 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.

Rena-voyëkè 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.

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

Rena-voyëkè 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 Rena-voyëkè Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Rena-voyëkè 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.

Rena-voyëkè 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

Rena-voyëkè Bî's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Rena-voyëkè Bî rainbows form quite often above the Large Town.

The Spider, Scarlet (Tiny) near Rena-voyëkè Bî are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Rena-voyëkè Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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.

Rena-voyëkè Bî Census Data: Year 2000

483 of Rena-voyëkè Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 109 work as Craftsmen
• 38 work as Merchants
• 76 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

946 of Rena-voyëkè Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 75 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Rena-voyëkè Bî is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

The roads leading into Rena-voyëkè 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

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Rena-voyëkè Bî's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History