Vapía-qeyë Fêqê

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê (/ˈvap˔a/ /ˈqejë/ [certain; sure] [butter]) is a temperate Town located in the Qíithtathê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Vapía-qeyë Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Vapía-qeyë Fêqê was founded by Ya̋sh Mboī̄ 'Kylie Stella' Joīy Mé̄ Cä̋mb Trêye, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Vapía-qeyë Fêqê receives an average of 198 cm/y (77 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Vapía-qeyë Fêqê covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1450 m (4757 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê was founded durring the early 18th century in early spring of the year 1747, by Ya̋sh Mboī̄ 'Kylie Stella' Joīy Mé̄ Cä̋mb Trêye. The establishment of Vapía-qeyë Fêqê was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Ya̋sh Mboī̄ 'Kylie Stella' Joīy Mé̄ Cä̋mb Trêye struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Vapía-qeyë Fêqê as a prison colony.

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 18th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vapía-qeyë 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.

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê is was constructed arround several crampt cobblestone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The town's robustly designed timber walls 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 Vapía-qeyë Fêqê 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Vapía-qeyë 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.

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê 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.

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

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

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

Vapía-qeyë 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

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Vapía-qeyë Fêqê.

The Ice Elemental, Medium near Vapía-qeyë Fêqê are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via throat singing.

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.

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê Census Data: Year 2000

307 of Vapía-qeyë Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 70 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 51 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 43 work as Civil Servants
• 28 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

663 of Vapía-qeyë Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 72 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vapía-qeyë Fêqê is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

The the an Armband of Illusion, an an Armband imbued with notable amounts of Illusion energies was created in Vapía-qeyë Fêqê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History