Small Town: Bîrî-ênêcè Bî

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Lêtdêsara Zone
Region	Pjdromesini Maquis
Founded	1522
Community Leader	City Manager Arvilurus Garí
Area	4 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	2274 m (7460 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	276 cm/y (108 in/y)
Population	996
Population Density	249 people per km² (996 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Augury
Naming
Native name	Bîrî-ênêcè Bî
Pronunciation	/ˈbɪrɪ/ /ɘˈnɘcè/
Direct Translation	[high] [string; cord; thread; strand]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî (/ˈbɪrɪ/ /ɘˈnɘcè/ [high] [string; cord; thread; strand]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Lêtdêsara Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Bîrî-ênêcè Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Bîrî-ênêcè Bî was founded by Echinoidea Bresmê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Bîrî-ênêcè Bî receives an average of 276 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Bîrî-ênêcè Bî covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2274 m (7460 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1522, by Echinoidea Bresmê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bîrî-ênêcè Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî is is constructed arround a series of broad baked earthen mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Bîrî-ênêcè Bî's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The town's top tier civilian fortifications 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.

Right off the bat Bîrî-ênêcè Bî hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the town nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the town, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Bîrî-ênêcè 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.

Bîrî-ênêcè 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.

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

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Bîrî-ênêcè 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.

Cultural Notes

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

The Kamadan near Bîrî-ênêcè Bî are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Bîrî-ênêcè Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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

Farmland: 4013 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 249
Poultry: 2988
Swine: 199
Sheep: 9
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 99

Craftsmen

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

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 1
Butchers: 2
Chandlers: 2
Chicken Butchers: 2
Entrepreneurs: 1
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: 2
Gamekeepers: 1
Hairdressers: 3
Healers: 2
Housekeepers: 2
Housemaids: 5
House Stewards: 2
Laundry maids: 1
Maidservants: 3
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 3
Restaurateur: 3
Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 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: 3
Monks, Civic: 3
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: 3

Cottage Industries

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

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Musicians: 2
Playwrights: 1
Wood Carvers: 3
Writers: 3

Produce Industries

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

288 of Bîrî-ênêcè Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

679 of Bîrî-ênêcè Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 29 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

The the a lyre of Invocation, an a lyre imbued with notable amounts of Invocation energies was created near Bîo-tina Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.