Ripíênê-cei Bî

Ripíênê-cei Bî (/riˈp˔ɘnɘ/ /ˈcei/ [recent] [pond; pool]) is a subtropical Town located in the Jajëhifitë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Ripíênê-cei Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Ripíênê-cei Bî was founded by Shil Treshèbm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Ripíênê-cei Bî has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°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 20°C (68°F). Ripíênê-cei 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. Ripíênê-cei Bî covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1914 m (6279 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ripíênê-cei Bî was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1283, by Shil Treshèbm. The establishment of Ripíênê-cei Bî was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Shil Treshèbm struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Ripíênê-cei Bî as a prison colony.

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

Ripíênê-cei Bî is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt split-log ties streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

Ripíênê-cei Bî is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Ripíênê-cei 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.

Ripíênê-cei 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.

Ripíênê-cei 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.

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

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

Ripíênê-cei 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 Ripíênê-cei Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ripíênê-cei 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.

Ripíênê-cei 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

Ripíênê-cei Bî's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Ripíênê-cei Bî hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Fox, Fading near Ripíênê-cei Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ripíênê-cei Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Summoning energies of tier 2 via singing.

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.

Ripíênê-cei Bî Census Data: Year 2000

473 of Ripíênê-cei Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 28 work in Agriculture
• 102 work as Craftsmen
• 38 work as Merchants
• 79 work as Service Workers
• 48 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

888 of Ripíênê-cei Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 102 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ripíênê-cei Bî was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

Ripíênê-cei 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 Ripíênê-cei Bî suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

The the a greataxe of Augury, an a greataxe imbued with great amounts of Augury energies was created near Ripíênê-cei Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History