Bêj-epíila Bî

Bêj-epíila Bî (/ˈdade/ /eˈp˔ila/ [custom] [foam]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Highhaven Dutchy, Yêgècêkêthê Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Bêj-epíila Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Bêj-epíila Bî was founded by Jó̄̋ Sē̄ 'Cutie Cosmicola' Yärméō Yāb̪vé Mä̋mp̪f̄ Êbeshe, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Bêj-epíila Bî has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Bêj-epíila Bî receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Bêj-epíila Bî covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1886 m (6187 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bêj-epíila Bî was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1298, by Jó̄̋ Sē̄ 'Cutie Cosmicola' Yärméō Yāb̪vé Mä̋mp̪f̄ Êbeshe. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Jó̄̋ Sē̄ 'Cutie Cosmicola' Yärméō Yāb̪vé Mä̋mp̪f̄ Êbeshe.

Bêj-epíila Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bêj-epíila Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Bêj-epíila Bî is is constructed arround a series of restrictive cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The town's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences 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.

Bêj-epíila Bî is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This town is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Bêj-epíila 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.

Bêj-epíila Bî has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Bêj-epíila 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.

Bêj-epíila 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.

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

Bêj-epíila 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 Large Town. Bêj-epíila Bî's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Bêj-epíila 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 Bêj-epíila Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bêj-epíila 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.

Bêj-epíila 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

Bêj-epíila Bî's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Bêj-epíila Bî all of the cats speak the local language with prefect diction.

The Spider, Giant Skate (Huge) near Bêj-epíila Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Bêj-epíila Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via singing.

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.

Bêj-epíila Bî Census Data: Year 2000

514 of Bêj-epíila Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 119 work as Craftsmen
• 44 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 74 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

1043 of Bêj-epíila Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 31 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bêj-epíila Bî has a conflict with a neighboring community. This usually isn't part of a larger war, but is instead a personal animosity between them. It may be the community has suffered at their enemy's hands, or they may have been the ones applying the suffering. Constant low-level skirmishes and trouble making go on between the two.

The center of Bêj-epíila Bî's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

The the a gousset of Invocation, an a gousset imbued with great amounts of Invocation energies was created in Bêj-epíila Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History