Small Town: Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Lêtdêsara Zone
Region	Qugozeme Shrublands
Founded	1250
Community Leader	City Manager Tsêbm Glkêbêbm Shonke
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation	4216 m (13832 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	220 cm/y (86 in/y)
Population	915
Population Density	305 people per km² (915 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Invocation
Naming
Native name	Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî
Pronunciation	/ʤa/ /ˈlavɘ ɘˈsɘza/
Direct Translation	[cyan] [gossip]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî (/ʤa/ /ˈlavɘ ɘˈsɘza/ [cyan] [gossip]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Lêtdêsara Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî was founded by Tsêbm Glkêbêbm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî receives an average of 220 cm/y (86 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4216 m (13832 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1250, by Tsêbm Glkêbêbm. 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 Tsêbm Glkêbêbm.

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî is buildings are built arround a single restrictive cobblestone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's cost-cutting-focused defences have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ja-lavê Êsêza 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.

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ja-lavê Êsêza 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.

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

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

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

Ja-lavê Êsêza 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

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Tauhoti near Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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: 3678 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 228
Poultry: 2745
Swine: 183
Sheep: 9
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 91

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 1
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 2
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 2
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 5
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
Saddlers: 1
Scabbardmakers: 2
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 6
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3

Merchants

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

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 1
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 1
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 1
Landlords: 1
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 7
Monks, Monastic: 2
Monks, Civic: 2
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 3
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: 2
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 2
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 4
Spinners: 2
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 2

Artists

Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Musicians: 3
Wood Carvers: 3
Writers: 3

Produce Industries

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

257 of Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

585 of Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 73 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last (1222 % 6)+1 years has greatly spiked Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî was struck by a devistating earthquake. The quake brought ruin to Ja-lavê Êsêza Bî, which lost 169 people, 305 livestock, and 22 buildings in the earthquake. The day of the quake is remembered by many as Woe's Day.