Pîlê-cobe Bî

Pîlê-cobe Bî (/ˈʃɘmɘ/ /ˈcobe/ [ironic] [minute]) is a temperate Town located in the Qíîsîrêyê Sêpíêto Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Pîlê-cobe Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Pîlê-cobe Bî was founded by Tsa Trëm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Pîlê-cobe Bî has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Pîlê-cobe Bî receives an average of 222 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Pîlê-cobe Bî covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1256 m (4120 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Pîlê-cobe Bî was founded durring the late 16th century in summer of the year 1473, by Tsa Trëm. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Tsa Trëm.

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

Pîlê-cobe Bî is is constructed arround a series of narrow gravel mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. The exceptionaly well made 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.

A look around Pîlê-cobe Bî gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Pîlê-cobe Bî makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Pîlê-cobe 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.

Pîlê-cobe 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.

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

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

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

Pîlê-cobe 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

Pîlê-cobe Bî's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Pîlê-cobe Bî there is no wind.

The Leshy, Fungus near Pîlê-cobe Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Pîlê-cobe Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Pîlê-cobe Bî Census Data: Year 2000

329 of Pîlê-cobe Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 53 work as Service Workers
• 31 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 48 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

703 of Pîlê-cobe Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 54 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

Pîlê-cobe Bî's residents established a new industry (29332 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

The the a pair of goggles of Charm, an a pair of goggles imbued with great amounts of Charm energies was created in Pîlê-cobe Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History