Veke-cebî Bî

Veke-cebî Bî (/ˈveke/ /ˈcebɪ/ [gallery (art); exhibit] [ribbon; tape]) is a subtropical Town located in Fíhsfāv County, Jîkîèdofa Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Veke-cebî Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Veke-cebî Bî was founded by Ma̋mé̄ Dä̂fta̋g 'Ella Kylie' Sé̄́ńr Joīshvër Ya̋mé̄b Zlkdsh, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Veke-cebî Bî has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°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 23°C (73°F). Veke-cebî Bî receives an average of 135 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Veke-cebî Bî covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5048 m (16561 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Veke-cebî Bî was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1308, by Ma̋mé̄ Dä̂fta̋g 'Ella Kylie' Sé̄́ńr Joīshvër Ya̋mé̄b Zlkdsh. The establishment of Veke-cebî Bî suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

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

Veke-cebî Bî is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive gravel streets which form hexical 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. Veke-cebî Bî's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused 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.

Veke-cebî Bî 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. There’s a patern to the panic. It’s not easy to see, and no one quite agrees on what it is, but the locals know and operate under this pattern. It shapes everything they do, and you feel as if you’ve almost worked it out only for some small detail to devastate your theory every time you try and comprehend it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Veke-cebî 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.

Veke-cebî 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.

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

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

Veke-cebî 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

While Veke-cebî Bî might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Veke-cebî Bî's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Veke-cebî Bî there are no smells.

The Leshy, Gourd near Veke-cebî Bî are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Veke-cebî Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 2 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Veke-cebî Bî Census Data: Year 2000

343 of Veke-cebî Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 55 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

734 of Veke-cebî Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 56 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Veke-cebî Bî's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Veke-cebî Bî suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Loch Bitan began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which devastated , killing every person and animal in its path which could not escape the cloud. Oddly, the plants of the region flourished in the years after the disaster. An estimated people, livestock, and buildings were lost to the disaster. The disaster is referred to as the Woe Wind.

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