Agê-lîfa Bî

Agê-lîfa Bî (/ˈagɘ/ /ˈlɪfa/ [interior] [ferry]) is a temperate Town located in the Ko-13nhun Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Agê-lîfa Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Agê-lîfa Bî was founded by Grê Zeshëm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Agê-lîfa Bî has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°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 13°C (55°F). Agê-lîfa Bî receives an average of 217 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Agê-lîfa Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1162 m (3812 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Agê-lîfa Bî was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1063, by Grê Zeshëm. The establishment of Agê-lîfa Bî was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Grê Zeshëm electing to pay people to resettle in Agê-lîfa Bî.

Agê-lîfa Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Agê-lîfa Bî 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.

Agê-lîfa Bî is buildings are arranged within a network of narrow packed earth streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. 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 are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

A look around Agê-lîfa Bî has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Agê-lîfa Bî long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Agê-lîfa 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.

Agê-lîfa Bî has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Agê-lîfa 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.

Agê-lîfa 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.

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

Agê-lîfa Bî 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. Agê-lîfa Bî's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Agê-lîfa 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 Agê-lîfa Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Agê-lîfa 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.

Agê-lîfa 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Agê-lîfa Bî's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Agê-lîfa Bî.

The Dog, Goblin near Agê-lîfa Bî are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Agê-lîfa Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves reenactments to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 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.

Agê-lîfa Bî Census Data: Year 2000

430 of Agê-lîfa Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 95 work as Craftsmen
• 34 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 67 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

855 of Agê-lîfa Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 96 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Agê-lîfa Bî is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

The the a falchion of Summoning, an a falchion imbued with great amounts of Summoning energies was created in Agê-lîfa Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History