Small Town: Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Qíîsîrêyê Sêpíêto Zone
Region	Zipajuke Brushlands
Founded	797
Community Leader	City Manager Caralia Trêg̈m
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation	5476 m (17965 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	226 cm/y (88 in/y)
Population	902
Population Density	300 people per km² (902 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Charm
Naming
Native name	Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ˈvɪbo/ /ˈg̃ɘmɘ/
Direct Translation	[cool (slightly cold)] [stream; current; wave (ocean)]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè was founded by Glèsè Trgë, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°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 24°C (75°F). Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè receives an average of 226 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5476 m (17965 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 9th century, by Glèsè Trgë. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè 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.

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè is buildings are speckled and packed arround narrow paverstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The would-be-castle fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Even the most brief look arround Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The town is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè.

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè 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.

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

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè 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

The locals have cut a deal with some unspeakable entity, trading some form of tribute (benign of horrific) in exchange for the being’s forbearance or assistance. Outsiders may be ignorant of the bargain, or they may know that the community is in thrall but be too fearful of its master to take action against them. The creature likely serves as a protector as well as a tyrant, so the locals may be content with the deal even if it doesn’t offer any further inducement or aid.

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè's garrison 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..

The Gremlin near Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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: 3
Milk Maids: 2
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 2
Shepherds: 2

Farmland: 3626 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 225
Poultry: 2706
Swine: 180
Sheep: 9
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 90

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 1
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 3
Carpenters: 2
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: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 5
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: 4
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 1
Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Coal Heavers: 1
In-Town Couriers: 2
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: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 1
Landlords: 1
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 7
Monks, Monastic: 2
Monks, Civic: 2
Historian, Oral: 1
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 3
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 1
Storytellers: 3
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 3
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 2
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 5
Spinners: 2
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 2

Artists

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

Produce Industries

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

251 of Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

588 of Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 63 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè lost 280 people, 260 livestock, and 53 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 91, when members of Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè's militia enacted an operation to eliminate a specific group of the enemy's forces. The operation was complicated by the army being put into a position where they could only choose between two terrible options. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in a crushing defeat for Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Vîbo-g̈êmê Dêtîkè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.