Dap Bifjàù

Dap Bifjàù (/bif/ /ˈjəʊ/ [world; sphere] [reasonable]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Brasleroe County of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Dap Bifjàù is derived from the Tauric language, as Dap Bifjàù was founded by Rhydian Nanne, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Dap Bifjàù has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Dap Bifjàù receives an average of 156 cm/y (61 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Dap Bifjàù covers an area of nearly 268 km² (107 mi²), and an average elevation of 3052 m (10013 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dap Bifjàù was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1512, by Rhydian Nanne. The establishment of Dap Bifjàù suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Dap Bifjàù was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dap Bifjàù is no diffrent. The city'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.

Dap Bifjàù is buildings folow an organic layout of premissive split-log ties streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Dap Bifjàù's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The city's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

Dap Bifjàù has the unmistakable air of a city 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 Dap Bifjàù ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

Dap Bifjàù possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Dap Bifjàù has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Dap Bifjàù 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 Dap Bifjàù. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Dap Bifjàù's parks.

Dap Bifjàù has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Dap Bifjàù.

Dap Bifjàù has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Dap Bifjàù 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.

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

Dap Bifjàù has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Dap Bifjàù 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.

Dap Bifjàù 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.

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

Dap Bifjàù has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Dap Bifjàù 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 City. Dap Bifjàù's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Dap Bifjàù possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Dap Bifjàù has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Dap Bifjàù has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Dap Bifjàù 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 Dap Bifjàù's natural decorations nor waterways.

Dap Bifjàù has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Dap Bifjàù 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.

Dap Bifjàù 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.

Dap Bifjàù is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Dap Bifjàù's mayor's house 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 Dap Bifjàù most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Magmin near Dap Bifjàù are known to be quite timid.

Dap Bifjàù's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 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.

Dap Bifjàù Census Data: Year 2000

24073 of Dap Bifjàù's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1303 work in Agriculture
• 5551 work as Craftsmen
• 1963 work as Merchants
• 3552 work as Service Workers
• 2535 work as General Laborers
• 988 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3446 work as Civil Servants
• 2143 work in Cottage Industries
• 1307 work as Artists
• 1285 work in Produce Industries

38204 of Dap Bifjàù's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1270 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dap Bifjàù is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea (18435 % 6)+1 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a great storm brought so much rain to Dap Bifjàù. The resulting flood was isolated to the area around Dap Bifjàù, which was swallowed by the waters for several days. Dap Bifjàù lost 105 people, 273 livestock, and 54 buildings in the disaster. The disaster is remembered as the Trepidation Drownings.

History