Town: Oqê-píësêqê Bî

Oqê-píësêqê Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Fîthdekî Zone
Region	Mikvupsajaha Moorland
Founded	1156
Community Leader	City Manager Sheshèqtê Èqtëm
Area	5 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	22°C (71°F)
Average Elevation	1290 m (4232 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	264 cm/y (103 in/y)
Population	1213
Population Density	242 people per km² (606 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Invocation
Naming
Native name	Oqê-píësêqê Bî
Pronunciation	/ˈoqɘ/ /p˔ëˈsɘqɘ/
Direct Translation	[toy] [cauldron]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Oqê-píësêqê Bî (/ˈoqɘ/ /p˔ëˈsɘqɘ/ [toy] [cauldron]) is a temperate Town located in the Fîthdekî Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Oqê-píësêqê Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Oqê-píësêqê Bî was founded by Trêbënh Êthesho, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Oqê-píësêqê Bî has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Oqê-píësêqê Bî receives an average of 264 cm/y (103 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Oqê-píësêqê Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1290 m (4232 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Oqê-píësêqê Bî was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1156, by Trêbënh Êthesho. The establishment of Oqê-píësêqê Bî was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Trêbënh Êthesho struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Oqê-píësêqê Bî as a prison colony.

Oqê-píësêqê Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Oqê-píësêqê Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Oqê-píësêqê Bî is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow flagstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The frontieer-style defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Oqê-píësêqê 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 Oqê-píësêqê Bî’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Oqê-píësêqê Bî has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Oqê-píësêqê 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.

Oqê-píësêqê 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.

Oqê-píësêqê 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.

Oqê-píësêqê 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.

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

Oqê-píësêqê 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. Oqê-píësêqê Bî's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Oqê-píësêqê Bî possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Oqê-píësêqê Bî has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

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

Oqê-píësêqê 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

Oqê-píësêqê Bî's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

The Human Juju Zombie near Oqê-píësêqê Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Oqê-píësêqê Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via throat singing.

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: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 4912 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 303
Poultry: 3639
Swine: 242
Sheep: 12
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 121

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 5
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 8
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 1
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 2
Potion Sellers: 1
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 1
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 5
Barbers: 5
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 6
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 1
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 3
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 2
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 1
Postmen: 2
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 3
Tosher: 1
Warehousemen: 4
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 10
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 2

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 3
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 3

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 3
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 2

365 of Oqê-píësêqê Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

776 of Oqê-píësêqê Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 72 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Oqê-píësêqê Bî is home to some form of natural wonder. It could be a hot spring, or an especially enchanting glade, or a particular vista. Whatever it is, it's such a lovely attraction that Oqê-píësêqê Bî sees its fair share of tourists every year from all across Eyom. Consequently, its residents speak many languages at a functional level.

History

The the a crop of Mysticism, an a crop imbued with potent amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Ollesmere by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.