Layêva-daso Bî

Layêva-daso Bî (/laˈjɘva/ /ˈdaso/ [medical] [colony]) is a subtropical Town located in the Pibíêtbësè Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Layêva-daso Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Layêva-daso Bî was founded by Grêlêj Èqtëm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Layêva-daso Bî has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Layêva-daso Bî receives an average of 172 cm/y (67 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Layêva-daso Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3070 m (10072 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Layêva-daso Bî was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1279, by Grêlêj Èqtëm. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

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

Layêva-daso Bî is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow cobblestone 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 posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. The failry decent fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Right off the bat Layêva-daso Bî hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the town nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the town, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Layêva-daso 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.

Layêva-daso 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.

Layêva-daso 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.

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

Layêva-daso 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. Layêva-daso Bî's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

Layêva-daso 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.

Layêva-daso Bî 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

Layêva-daso Bî's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Layêva-daso Bî the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Herd Animal, Sheep near Layêva-daso Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Layêva-daso Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 via mimery.

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.

Layêva-daso Bî Census Data: Year 2000

401 of Layêva-daso Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 89 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

820 of Layêva-daso Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 77 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Layêva-daso Bî possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

POI

History

Layêva-daso Bî is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

The the a set of armbands of Summoning, an a set of armbands imbued with notable amounts of Summoning energies was created in Layêva-daso Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History