Town: Píê-kêdëbê Bî

Píê-kêdëbê Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Ineg̈èsho Zone
Region	Nurebulo Shrublands
Founded	1472
Community Leader	City Manager Haewnith Trtesí
Area	4 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation	1204 m (3950 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	289 cm/y (113 in/y)
Population	1078
Population Density	269 people per km² (1078 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Abjuration
Naming
Native name	Píê-kêdëbê Bî
Pronunciation	/p˔ɘ/ /kɘˈdëbɘ/
Direct Translation	[right (direction)] [alphabet]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Píê-kêdëbê Bî (/p˔ɘ/ /kɘˈdëbɘ/ [right (direction)] [alphabet]) is a subtropical Town located in the Ineg̈èsho Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Píê-kêdëbê Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Píê-kêdëbê Bî was founded by Shêthonmth Shëm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Píê-kêdëbê 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). Píê-kêdëbê Bî receives an average of 289 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Píê-kêdëbê Bî covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1204 m (3950 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Píê-kêdëbê Bî was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1472, by Shêthonmth Shëm. The establishment of Píê-kêdëbê Bî was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Shêthonmth Shëm electing to pay people to resettle in Píê-kêdëbê Bî.

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

Píê-kêdëbê Bî is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt paverstone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Píê-kêdëbê Bî's peasent-grade 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.

Píê-kêdëbê Bî is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This town is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Píê-kêdëbê 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.

Píê-kêdëbê 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.

Píê-kêdëbê 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.

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

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

Píê-kêdëbê 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

The locals have cut a deal with some unspeakable entity, trading some form of tribute (benign of horrific) in exchange for the being’s forbearance or assistance. Outsiders may be ignorant of the bargain, or they may know that the community is in thrall but be too fearful of its master to take action against them. The creature likely serves as a protector as well as a tyrant, so the locals may be content with the deal even if it doesn’t offer any further inducement or aid.

Píê-kêdëbê Bî's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

The Mud Elemental, Large near Píê-kêdëbê Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Píê-kêdëbê 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 Charm energies of tier 1 via throat 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: 3
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 4365 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 269
Poultry: 3234
Swine: 215
Sheep: 10
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 107

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 3
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 2
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 6
Glassworkers: 3
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 2
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 5
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3

Merchants

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

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

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

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: 1
Militia Officers: 13
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: 2
Storytellers: 3
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 2
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 5
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 2

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 3
Playwrights: 1
Wood Carvers: 3
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

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

325 of Píê-kêdëbê Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

700 of Píê-kêdëbê Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 53 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. Píê-kêdëbê Bî created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.