Mêlëmt-règa Bî

Mêlëmt-règa Bî (/ˈɘrɘ/ /ˈrèga/ [specific; definite; particular] [map; chart; diagram]) is a temperate Town located in the Sihîlêsê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Mêlëmt-règa Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Mêlëmt-règa Bî was founded by Zèsëî Fyèj, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Mêlëmt-règa Bî has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Mêlëmt-règa Bî receives an average of 167 cm/y (65 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Mêlëmt-règa Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 9364 m (-12227 ft) above sea level.

Overview

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

Mêlëmt-règa Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mêlëmt-règa Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Mêlëmt-règa Bî is buildings are located arround a single premissive gravel mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Mêlëmt-règa Bî's size could have. Mêlëmt-règa Bî's well-designed, yet cheep are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Mêlëmt-règa Bî is, in a word, disorder. 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. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Mêlëmt-règa 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.

Mêlëmt-règa 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.

Mêlëmt-règa 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.

Mêlëmt-règa 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.

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

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

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

Mêlëmt-règa 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

While Mêlëmt-règa Bî has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Mêlëmt-règa Bî's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Mêlëmt-règa Bî the water is caffeinated.

The Doppelrat near Mêlëmt-règa Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Mêlëmt-règa Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Truename Magic 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.

Mêlëmt-règa Bî Census Data: Year 2000

393 of Mêlëmt-règa Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 83 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 68 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

836 of Mêlëmt-règa Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 51 (4%) are noncontributers.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Mêlëmt-règa Bî was attacked by organized criminals with significant wealth and power. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Mêlëmt-règa Bî lost 285 people, 210 livestock, and 43 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 193, when members of Mêlëmt-règa Bî's militia enacted an operation to escort a particular elites group to a safe location. The operation was complicated by aggravated civilians, who cause problems for the militia for a host of reasons. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Mêlëmt-règa Bî's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Mêlëmt-règa Bî's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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