Town: Vablës-arî Fêqê

Vablës-arî Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Nëpimtrêsë Zone
Region	Pakhuhosu Heath
Founded	1054
Community Leader	City Manager Shegêbèdo Êbêpí
Area	5 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation	1846 m (6056 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	248 cm/y (97 in/y)
Population	1251
Population Density	250 people per km² (625 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Elven High Magic
Naming
Native name	Vablës-arî Fêqê
Pronunciation	/ˈkɪθa/ /ˈarɪ/
Direct Translation	[casual] [tone; pitch; hue]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Vablës-arî Fêqê (/ˈkɪθa/ /ˈarɪ/ [casual] [tone; pitch; hue]) is a subtropical Town located in the Nëpimtrêsë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Vablës-arî Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Vablës-arî Fêqê was founded by Zlîb Tsesîmtêm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Vablës-arî Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Vablës-arî Fêqê receives an average of 248 cm/y (97 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Vablës-arî Fêqê covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1846 m (6056 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vablës-arî Fêqê was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1054, by Zlîb Tsesîmtêm. The establishment of Vablës-arî Fêqê was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Vablës-arî Fêqê's construction back out of the project. Zlîb Tsesîmtêm pushed on reguardles, and Vablës-arî Fêqê was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Vablës-arî Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vablës-arî Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Vablës-arî Fêqê is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad carved bedrock streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Vablës-arî Fêqê's size could have. The town's well-designed, yet cheep are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

A look arround Vablës-arî Fêqê reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Vablës-arî Fêqê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Vablës-arî Fêqê.

Vablës-arî Fêqê 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.

Vablës-arî Fêqê 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.

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

Vablës-arî Fêqê 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 Town. Vablës-arî Fêqê's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Vablës-arî Fêqê possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Vablës-arî Fêqê has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Vablës-arî Fêqê 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

While Vablës-arî Fêqê might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Vablës-arî Fêqê's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

The Amoeba Swarm near Vablës-arî Fêqê are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Vablës-arî Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 5029 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 312
Poultry: 3753
Swine: 250
Sheep: 12
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 125

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 6
Glassworkers: 3
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 7
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 1
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 1
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 6
Barbers: 6
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 1
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 3
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 7
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

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

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 11
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 3
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 3
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 4
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 2

379 of Vablës-arî Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

810 of Vablës-arî Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 62 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vablës-arî Fêqê is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

History

The the a kukri of Augury, an a kukri imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created near Vablës-arî Fêqê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.