Vangîfk-thêbî Bî

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî (/ˈvɘθɘ/ /ˈʃɘbɪ/ [bear] [territory; state (province; country)]) is a subtropical Town located in the Bëmtlaci Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Vangîfk-thêbî Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Vangîfk-thêbî Bî was founded by Brèsi Dyegfe, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Vangîfk-thêbî Bî receives an average of 275 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Vangîfk-thêbî Bî covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2598 m (8523 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1351, by Brèsi Dyegfe. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vangîfk-thêbî 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.

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî is is constructed arround a semi-circular restrictive baked earthen mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The town's would-be-castle 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.

A look around Vangîfk-thêbî Bî is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The town has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Vangîfk-thêbî 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.

Vangîfk-thêbî 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.

Vangîfk-thêbî 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.

Vangîfk-thêbî 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.

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

Vangîfk-thêbî 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. Vangîfk-thêbî Bî's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Vangîfk-thêbî 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

Vangîfk-thêbî 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 striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Vangîfk-thêbî Bî the stars are always right.

The Hydra near Vangîfk-thêbî Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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.

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî Census Data: Year 2000

378 of Vangîfk-thêbî Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 85 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

773 of Vangîfk-thêbî Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 100 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vangîfk-thêbî Bî is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

POI

History

The the a greataxe of Summoning, an a greataxe imbued with potent amounts of Summoning energies was created in Vangîfk-thêbî Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History