Sothê-oni Bî

Sothê-oni Bî (/ˈsoʃɘ/ /ˈoni/ [obese] [orphan]) is a temperate Town located in the Fîthdekî Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Sothê-oni Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Sothê-oni Bî was founded by Jessie Zêth, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Sothê-oni Bî has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Sothê-oni Bî receives an average of 236 cm/y (92 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Sothê-oni Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1220 m (4002 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Sothê-oni Bî was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the early 8th century, by Jessie Zêth. The establishment of Sothê-oni Bî suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Sothê-oni Bî which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Sothê-oni Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 8th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sothê-oni 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.

Sothê-oni Bî is buildings are arranged arround a single spacious split-log ties mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Astonishigly, the robustly designed timber walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Sothê-oni Bî shows Sothê-oni Bî is little more than a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Sothê-oni 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.

Sothê-oni 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.

Sothê-oni 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.

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

Sothê-oni Bî has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Sothê-oni 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.

Cultural Notes

Sothê-oni Bî's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is recurring in Sothê-oni Bî.

The Begedhi, Seedling near Sothê-oni Bî are known to be quite timid.

Sothê-oni Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via throat 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.

Sothê-oni Bî Census Data: Year 2000

368 of Sothê-oni Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

791 of Sothê-oni Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 61 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Sothê-oni Bî is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from an attack. One of Sothê-oni Bî's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History