Small Town: Mêj-ênè Dî Bî

Mêj-ênè Dî Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Jithêmênë Zone
Region	Vïtái-njil Holt
Founded	997
Community Leader	City Manager Dyênmtco Zêpí
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	27°C (80°F)
Average Elevation	4556 m (14947 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	189 cm/y (74 in/y)
Population	921
Population Density	307 people per km² (921 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Chronomancy
Naming
Native name	Mêj-ênè Dî Bî
Pronunciation	/ˈëlɪ/ /ˈɘnè dɪ/
Direct Translation	[temporary] [drought]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Mêj-ênè Dî Bî (/ˈëlɪ/ /ˈɘnè dɪ/ [temporary] [drought]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Jithêmênë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Mêj-ênè Dî Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Mêj-ênè Dî Bî was founded by Kreebrug Tsêmtco, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Mêj-ênè Dî 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 23°C (73°F). Mêj-ênè Dî Bî receives an average of 189 cm/y (74 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Mêj-ênè Dî Bî covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4556 m (14947 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mêj-ênè Dî Bî was founded durring the late 11th century, by Kreebrug Tsêmtco. The establishment of Mêj-ênè Dî Bî suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Mêj-ênè Dî Bî which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Mêj-ênè Dî Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mêj-ênè Dî 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.

Mêj-ênè Dî Bî is buildings are located arround a single spacious baked earthen mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Mêj-ênè Dî Bî weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The town's budget focused millitary grade defenses are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Right off the bat Mêj-ênè Dî 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

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

Mêj-ênè Dî 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.

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

Mêj-ênè Dî Bî has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

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

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

Mêj-ênè Dî 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.

Mêj-ênè Dî 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

Mêj-ênè Dî 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.

The Butterfly/Moth near Mêj-ênè Dî Bî are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mêj-ênè Dî Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via 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: 2
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 3
Milk Maids: 2
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 2
Shepherds: 2

Farmland: 3720 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 230
Poultry: 2763
Swine: 184
Sheep: 9
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 92

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 1
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 3
Carpenters: 2
Clothmakers: 2
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Fabricworkers: 1
Farrier: 4
Glassworkers: 3
Gunsmiths: 1
Hatters: 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: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 2
Tailors: 5
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 2

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: 5
Barbers: 4
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 4
Doctors: 1
Gamekeepers: 1
Hairdressers: 3
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: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 1
Leech Collectors: 2
Millers: 2
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 1
Postmen: 2
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: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 1
Landlords: 1
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 7
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 4
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: 5
Spinners: 2
Weaver: 2

Artists

Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Musicians: 2
Playwrights: 1
Wood Carvers: 3
Writers: 2

Produce Industries

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

258 of Mêj-ênè Dî Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

608 of Mêj-ênè Dî Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 55 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mêj-ênè Dî Bî was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

History

The the a bottle of Elven High Magic, an a bottle imbued with great amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created in Mêj-ênè Dî Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.