Bu-e̜m Kez

Bu-e̜m Kez (/bu/ /e̜m/ [armor] [mosquito]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Ey-42tkěsza Zone, Olaöt Diocese, within the Covenent of Irus.

The name Bu-e̜m Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Bu-e̜m Kez was founded by Êbmënm Warai, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Bu-e̜m Kez has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Bu-e̜m Kez receives an average of 139 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Bu-e̜m Kez covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 7080 m (-19721 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bu-e̜m Kez was founded durring the early 10th century, by Êbmënm Warai. 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 Êbmënm Warai.

Bu-e̜m Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bu-e̜m Kez 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.

Bu-e̜m Kez is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious paverstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The town's failry decent fortifications 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.

A look around Bu-e̜m Kez 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 Bu-e̜m Kez long.

Civic Infrastructure

Bu-e̜m Kez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Bu-e̜m Kez.

Bu-e̜m Kez 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.

Bu-e̜m Kez 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.

Bu-e̜m Kez 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.

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

Bu-e̜m Kez possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Bu-e̜m Kez has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Bu-e̜m Kez 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

Bu-e̜m Kez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Bu-e̜m Kez.

The Corpse Rook near Bu-e̜m Kez are known to be quite timid.

Bu-e̜m Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via throat 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.

Bu-e̜m Kez Census Data: Year 2000

270 of Bu-e̜m Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 57 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 43 work as Service Workers
• 27 work as General Laborers
• 8 work as Skilled Laborers
• 41 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 11 work as Artists
• 14 work in Produce Industries

607 of Bu-e̜m Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 65 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Bu-e̜m Kez since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

The center of Bu-e̜m Kez's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Bu-e̜m Kez. One of Bu-e̜m Kez's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History