Small Town: Shêvi-têta Bî

Shêvi-têta Bî
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Nëpimtrêsë Zone
Region	Mevepumuji Heathland
Founded	1465
Community Leader	City Manager Grêv Gargado Èqthèdsh Sheg̈mege
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation	1388 m (4553 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	231 cm/y (90 in/y)
Population	851
Population Density	283 people per km² (851 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Abjuration
Naming
Native name	Shêvi-têta Bî
Pronunciation	/ˈʃɘvi/ /ˈtɘta/
Direct Translation	[neat] [stripe; strip]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Shêvi-têta Bî (/ˈʃɘvi/ /ˈtɘta/ [neat] [stripe; strip]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Nëpimtrêsë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Shêvi-têta Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Shêvi-têta Bî was founded by Grêv Gargado Èqthèdsh, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Shêvi-têta 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). Shêvi-têta Bî receives an average of 231 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Shêvi-têta Bî covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1388 m (4553 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Shêvi-têta Bî was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1465, by Grêv Gargado Èqthèdsh. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

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

Shêvi-têta Bî is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive split-log ties streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Shêvi-têta Bî's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The town's monster and outlaw focused fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Shêvi-têta 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 Shêvi-têta Bî’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Shêvi-têta 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.

Shêvi-têta 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.

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

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

Shêvi-têta 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Shêvi-têta Bî they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Shêvi-têta Bî's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Shêvi-têta Bî there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Bonewrought Willow near Shêvi-têta Bî are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Shêvi-têta Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via proclamations.

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: 2
Milk Maids: 2
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 2
Shepherds: 2

Farmland: 3395 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 212
Poultry: 2553
Swine: 170
Sheep: 8
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 85

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 1
Candlemakers: 3
Carpenters: 2
Clothmakers: 2
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Fabricworkers: 1
Farrier: 4
Glassworkers: 2
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
Saddlers: 1
Scabbardmakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 2
Tailors: 4
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: 1
Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 1
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Exorcist: 1
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 1
Landlords: 1
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 7
Monks, Monastic: 2
Monks, Civic: 2
Historian, Oral: 2
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 1
Priests: 3
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 1
Storytellers: 3
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

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

Artists

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

Produce Industries

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

577 of Shêvi-têta Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 42 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Shêvi-têta Bî's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

History

The the a pair of boots of Conjuration, an a pair of boots imbued with notable amounts of Conjuration energies was created in Shêvi-têta Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.