Town: Dê-qëthî Bî

Dê-qëthî Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Sëcëngêki Zone
Region	Fi-habyă Savannah
Founded	1404
Community Leader	City Manager Glkêpí Zlkadsm
Area	5 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	26°C (78°F)
Average Elevation	5782 m (18969 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	199 cm/y (78 in/y)
Population	1325
Population Density	265 people per km² (662 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Mysticism
Naming
Native name	Dê-qëthî Bî
Pronunciation	/dɘ/ /ˈqëʃɪ/
Direct Translation	[peach] [character; persona]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Dê-qëthî Bî (/dɘ/ /ˈqëʃɪ/ [peach] [character; persona]) is a subtropical Town located in the Sëcëngêki Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Dê-qëthî Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Dê-qëthî Bî was founded by Fimien Fyesmë, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Dê-qëthî Bî has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Dê-qëthî Bî receives an average of 199 cm/y (78 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Dê-qëthî Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5782 m (18969 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dê-qëthî Bî was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1404, by Fimien Fyesmë. The establishment of Dê-qëthî Bî was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Fimien Fyesmë electing to pay people to resettle in Dê-qëthî Bî.

Dê-qëthî Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dê-qëthî 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.

Dê-qëthî Bî is buildings are speckled and packed arround broad baked earthen streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Dê-qëthî Bî's brittle defences are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

A look around Dê-qëthî Bî makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Dê-qëthî 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.

Dê-qëthî 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.

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

Dê-qëthî Bî has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Dê-qëthî 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 Town. Dê-qëthî Bî's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Dê-qëthî 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 Dê-qëthî Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Dê-qëthî 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.

Dê-qëthî 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Dê-qëthî Bî hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Dê-qëthî Bî's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

The Gravebound near Dê-qëthî Bî are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Dê-qëthî Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via moments of science.

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: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 5313 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 331
Poultry: 3975
Swine: 265
Sheep: 13
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 132

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 8
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 7
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 1
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 6
Barbers: 6
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 6
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 5
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 6
Tavern Keepers: 5

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 3
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 3
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 2
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 4
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 5
Watercarriers: 3
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 4

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 8
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 5
Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 5
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 4
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 4
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 4
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 2

854 of Dê-qëthî Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Dê-qëthî Bî was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Dê-qëthî Bî lost 171 people, 191 livestock, and 49 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 225, when members of Dê-qëthî Bî's militia enacted an operation to transport a specific war machine to a particular mine unharmed. The operation was complicated by extremely dangerous terrain, including unfamiliar and poisonous plants which many ate while foraging. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in defeat for Dê-qëthî Bî's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Dê-qëthî Bî's bards, historians, and legend keepers.