Small Town: Rëfi-píêce Fêqê

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Mèrevaqêyê Zone
Region	Slesksuradoru Maquis
Founded	1213
Community Leader	City Manager Ýil̄ Glêyê
Area	4 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	1126 m (3694 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	259 cm/y (101 in/y)
Population	952
Population Density	238 people per km² (952 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Summoning
Naming
Native name	Rëfi-píêce Fêqê
Pronunciation	/ˈrëfi/ /ˈp˔ɘce/
Direct Translation	[gentle] [budget]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê (/ˈrëfi/ /ˈp˔ɘce/ [gentle] [budget]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Mèrevaqêyê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Rëfi-píêce Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Rëfi-píêce Fêqê was founded by Hokh́ik Shênmê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Rëfi-píêce Fêqê receives an average of 259 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Rëfi-píêce Fêqê covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1126 m (3694 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1213, by Hokh́ik Shênmê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Rëfi-píêce Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of narrow cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Rëfi-píêce Fêqê's somewhat suffishent 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.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê 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

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Rëfi-píêce Fêqê.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê 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.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

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

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê 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

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

The Udaeus near Rëfi-píêce Fêqê are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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

Farmland: 3817 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 238
Poultry: 2856
Swine: 190
Sheep: 9
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 95

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 2
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 2
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 5
Glassworkers: 3
Gunsmiths: 1
Hatters: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 2
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Roofers: 1
Saddlers: 1
Scabbardmakers: 1
Scalemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 2
Tailors: 7
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: 2
Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
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: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 2

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 1
Dentists: 1
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1
Plumbers: 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: 9
Monks, Monastic: 2
Monks, Civic: 2
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 1
Priests: 3
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 1
Storytellers: 3
Military Officers: 2

Cottage Industries

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

Artists

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

Produce Industries

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

276 of Rëfi-píêce Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

600 of Rëfi-píêce Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 76 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Rëfi-píêce Fêqê makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

History

The the a lyre of Augury, an a lyre imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created in Rëfi-píêce Fêqê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.