Village: Bo-yala Fêqê

Bo-yala Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Rëthîvîcêli Zone
Region	Trukskhrajiqepe Brush
Founded	1390
Community Leader	City Manager Shêyënho Zlëgëgë
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	21°C (69°F)
Average Elevation	814 m (2670 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	217 cm/y (85 in/y)
Population	724
Population Density	241 people per km² (724 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Transmutation
Naming
Native name	Bo-yala Fêqê
Pronunciation	/bo/ /ˈjala/
Direct Translation	[thin (narrow)] [leaf]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Bo-yala Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Bo-yala Fêqê was founded by Lelva Êpîtêpí, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Bo-yala Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Bo-yala Fêqê receives an average of 217 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Bo-yala Fêqê covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 814 m (2670 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bo-yala Fêqê was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1390, by Lelva Êpîtêpí. The establishment of Bo-yala Fêqê was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Lelva Êpîtêpí struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Bo-yala Fêqê as a prison colony.

Bo-yala Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bo-yala Fêqê is no diffrent. The village'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.

Bo-yala Fêqê is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of crampt packed earth streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The village is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The village's peasent-grade are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the villages defences.

Bo-yala Fêqê has the unmistakable air of a village on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Bo-yala Fêqê ’s existence has dried up and the village is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Bo-yala 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

While Bo-yala Fêqê might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Bo-yala Fêqê's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

The Giant cockroach near Bo-yala Fêqê are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Bo-yala Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via mimery.

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
Ranch Hands: 1
Shepherds: 1

Farmland: 2932 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 181
Poultry: 2172
Swine: 144
Sheep: 7
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 72

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 1
Cabinetmakers: 1
Candlemakers: 2
Carpenters: 2
Clothmakers: 1
Coopers: 1
Fabricworkers: 1
Farrier: 4
Glassworkers: 2
Gunsmiths: 1
Hatters: 1
Leatherwrights: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Saddlers: 1
Scabbardmakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 2
Tailors: 3
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 1

Merchants

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

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 1
Educators: 1
Engineers: 1

Civil Servants

Civil Clerks: 1
Exorcist: 1
Kami Clerk: 1
Landlords: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 6
Monks, Monastic: 2
Monks, Civic: 2
Historian, Oral: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 1
Priests: 3
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 1
Storytellers: 2
Military Officers: 2

Cottage Industries

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

Artists

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

Produce Industries

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

504 of Bo-yala Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 43 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bo-yala Fêqê makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a great windstorm struck Bo-yala Fêqê. Its winds were so great they picked up unsecured objects and flung them with enough force to smash brick and skull alike. Buildings collapsed under the gale, burying countless people alive. The storm's devistation was focused on the area arround Bo-yala Fêqê, which lost 297 people, 173, and 25 livestock in the disaster.. History remembers the strom as The Storm of Mourning.