Small Town: Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Fîthdekî Zone
Region	Z̄asiz̄ula Holt
Founded	1063
Community Leader	City Manager Treshesèj Zêbmêpí Glêg̈
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation	1366 m (4481 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	220 cm/y (86 in/y)
Population	886
Population Density	295 people per km² (886 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Truename Magic
Naming
Native name	Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê
Pronunciation	/ˈvɘvè/ /ˈbèmɪ/
Direct Translation	[fuzzy] [critique]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê (/ˈvɘvè/ /ˈbèmɪ/ [fuzzy] [critique]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Fîthdekî Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê was founded by Treshesèj Zêbmêpí, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°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 19°C (66°F). Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê receives an average of 220 cm/y (86 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1366 m (4481 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1063, by Treshesèj Zêbmêpí. The establishment of Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê's construction back out of the project. Treshesèj Zêbmêpí pushed on reguardles, and Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê is buildings are built arround a single premissive cobblestone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê’s streets. Yet, deep down, you know this atmosphere is a carefully created illusion. You can see the ocasional seam in their tapestry. You’re not sure what has them doing their best to act so carefree, but act carefree they do.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Vêvè-bèmî 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.

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

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

Vêvè-bèmî 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

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

The Siren near Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Necromancy energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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

Farmland: 3597 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 221
Poultry: 2658
Swine: 177
Sheep: 8
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 88

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 1
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 3
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 2
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Fabricworkers: 1
Farrier: 6
Glassworkers: 2
Gunsmiths: 1
Hatters: 1
Leatherwrights: 2
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Saddlers: 1
Scabbardmakers: 2
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 4
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 2

Merchants

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

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 1
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

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

Cottage Industries

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

Artists

Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Musicians: 2
Wood Carvers: 2
Writers: 3

Produce Industries

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

243 of Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

626 of Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 17 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê is seriously plagued with raiders. One or more groups of persistent plunderers are hitting the community repeatedly, and they lack the necessary resources to fend them off or protect all their holdings.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. Vêvè-bèmî Fêqê created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.