Jêshë-ovo Bî

Jêshë-ovo Bî (/ˈvɘnɘ/ /ˈovo/ [pretty] [bitch]) is a temperate Town located in the Yêmëcê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Jêshë-ovo Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Jêshë-ovo Bî was founded by Tshëîv Breshêm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Jêshë-ovo Bî has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Jêshë-ovo Bî receives an average of 261 cm/y (102 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Jêshë-ovo Bî covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1900 m (6233 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Jêshë-ovo Bî was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1470, by Tshëîv Breshêm. The establishment of Jêshë-ovo Bî 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.

Jêshë-ovo Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Jêshë-ovo 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.

Jêshë-ovo Bî is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive packed earth streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. 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. Jêshë-ovo Bî's cost-cutting-focused defences has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Jêshë-ovo Bî has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Jêshë-ovo Bî’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Jêshë-ovo 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.

Jêshë-ovo 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.

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

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

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

Jêshë-ovo 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

Jêshë-ovo Bî's garrison 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Jêshë-ovo Bî.

The Spider, Scarlet (Tiny) near Jêshë-ovo Bî are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Jêshë-ovo Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves ritual combat to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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.

Jêshë-ovo Bî Census Data: Year 2000

328 of Jêshë-ovo Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 72 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 52 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

757 of Jêshë-ovo Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 22 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Jêshë-ovo Bî has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

History