Jèfê-ibo Bî

Jèfê-ibo Bî (/ˈʤèfɘ/ /ˈibo/ [stiff; sturdy] [trench]) is a temperate Town located in the Nêndënkîte Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Jèfê-ibo Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Jèfê-ibo Bî was founded by Azros Trgarê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Jèfê-ibo Bî has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Jèfê-ibo Bî receives an average of 255 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Jèfê-ibo Bî covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2570 m (8431 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Jèfê-ibo Bî was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1307, by Azros Trgarê. 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 Azros Trgarê.

Jèfê-ibo Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Jèfê-ibo 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.

Jèfê-ibo Bî is is constructed arround a series of crampt split-log ties mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. Jèfê-ibo Bî's bare minimum 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.

Jèfê-ibo Bî has the unmistakable air of a town 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 Jèfê-ibo Bî ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Jèfê-ibo Bî as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the town brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Jèfê-ibo Bî 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.

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

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

Jèfê-ibo 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.

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

Jèfê-ibo 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.

Jèfê-ibo 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.

Jèfê-ibo Bî 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.

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

Jèfê-ibo Bî has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Jèfê-ibo 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 Jèfê-ibo Bî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Jèfê-ibo Bî 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.

Jèfê-ibo 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.

Jèfê-ibo 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Jèfê-ibo Bî they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Jèfê-ibo Bî's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Jèfê-ibo Bî tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Spider, Skull (Tiny) near Jèfê-ibo Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Jèfê-ibo Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves creating small tokens to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 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.

Jèfê-ibo Bî Census Data: Year 2000

451 of Jèfê-ibo Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 98 work as Craftsmen
• 34 work as Merchants
• 73 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

941 of Jèfê-ibo Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 57 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Jèfê-ibo Bî makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century an unusualy harsh winter spawned a deadly blizard to Jèfê-ibo Bî. The ice, snow, and wind killed 211 people, 351 livestock, and destroyed 95. The event is remembered as Grieving's Breath.

History