Large City: Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye
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State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Solonbelmana County
Region	Ik-32e Rì Holt
Founded	1356
Community Leader	City Manager Tsîrtèj
Area	335 km² (134 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	18°C (64°F)
Average Elevation	944 m (3097 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	259 cm/y (101 in/y)
Population	78694
Population Density	234 people per km² (587 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Chronomancy
Naming
Native name	Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye
Pronunciation	/ˈvɘp˔ɘ/ /vɘˈvɘfɪ/
Direct Translation	[external] [length]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye (/ˈvɘp˔ɘ/ /vɘˈvɘfɪ/ [external] [length]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Solonbelmana County of the Union of Engineers.

The name Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye is derived from the Dwarven language, as Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye was founded by Snoctil, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 19°C (66°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye receives an average of 259 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye covers an area of nearly 335 km² (134 mi²), and an average elevation of 944 m (3097 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1356, by Snoctil. The establishment of Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Snoctil electing to pay people to resettle in Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye is no diffrent. The city'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.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious flagstone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. Unfortuantly, these perhapse unnessisarily well built defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye 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

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye's parks.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye 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.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye 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.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye 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.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye 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 Large City. Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye 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.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

The Nightcaller near Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves drinking to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via mimery.

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: 155
Farmers: 238
Farm Laborer: 393
Hunters: 271
Milk Maids: 196
Ranchers: 101
Ranch Hands: 215
Shepherds: 201

Farmland: 315562 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 19673
Poultry: 236082
Swine: 15738
Sheep: 786
Goats: 157
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 7869

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 157
Blacksmiths: 174
Bookbinders: 98
Buckle-makers: 104
Cabinetmakers: 187
Candlemakers: 262
Carpenters: 258
Clothmakers: 238
Coach and Harness Makers: 80
Coopers: 196
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 110
Copyists: 75
Cutlers: 65
Fabricworkers: 201
Farrier: 383
Furriers: 51
Glassworkers: 245
Gunsmiths: 162
Harness-Makers: 77
Hatters: 152
Hosiery Workers: 58
Jewelers: 84
Leatherwrights: 218
Locksmiths: 77
Matchstick makers: 117
Musical Instrument Makers: 112
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 100
Paper Workers: 117
Plasterers: 103
Pursemakers: 126
Roofers: 83
Ropemakers: 79
Rugmakers: 79
Saddlers: 138
Scabbardmakers: 185
Scalemakers: 82
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 52
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 74
Shoemakers: 73
Soap and Tallow Workers: 276
Tailors: 476
Tanners: 104
Upholsterers: 119
Watchmakers: 107
Weavers: 218
Whitesmiths: 65

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 55
Arcana Sellers: 53
Beer-Sellers: 107
Booksellers: 122
Butchers: 201
Chandlers: 212
Chicken Butchers: 228
Entrepreneurs: 79
Fine Clothiers: 212
Fishmongers: 191
Florists: 48
Potion Sellers: 131
Resellers: 357
Spice Merchants: 106
Wine-sellers: 167
Wheelwright: 117
Woodsellers: 74

Service workers

Bakers: 374
Barbers: 366
Coachmen: 117
Cooks: 291
Doctors: 169
Gamekeepers: 131
Grooms: 67
Hairdressers: 245
Healers: 221
Housekeepers: 224
Housemaids: 462
House Stewards: 245
Inns: 74
Laundry maids: 151
Maidservants: 302
Nursery Maids: 140
Pastrycooks: 262
Restaurateur: 357
Tavern Keepers: 281

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 111
Bleachers: 71
Chemical Workers: 45
Coal Heavers: 157
In-Town Couriers: 171
Long Haul Couriers: 174
Dockyard Workers: 160
Gas Workers: 38
Hay Merchants: 65
Leech Collectors: 234
Millers: 187
Miners: 187
Oilmen and Polishers: 121
Postmen: 178
Pure Finder: 100
Skinners: 245
Sugar Refiners: 44
Tosher: 117
Warehousemen: 245
Watercarriers: 176
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 218

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 101
Alchemist: 122
Clerk: 151
Dentists: 82
Educators: 215
Engineers: 110
Gardeners: 79
Mages: 60
Plumbers: 84
Pharmacist: 92
Professors: 34
Scientists: 58
Wizards: 34

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 78
Bankers: 111
Civil Clerks: 167
Civic Iudex: 87
Consultants: 51
Exorcist: 174
Fixers: 97
Kami Clerk: 149
Landlords: 147
Lawyers: 98
Legend Keepers: 138
Militia Officers: 524
Monks, Monastic: 245
Monks, Civic: 245
Historian, Oral: 183
Historian, Textual: 94
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 171
Priests: 291
Rangers: 109
Rat Catchers: 123
Scholars: 126
Spiritualist: 140
Slayers: 45
Storytellers: 366
Military Officers: 245

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 231
Comfort Services: 262
Enchanters: 86
Herbalists: 84
Jaminators: 271
Needleworkers: 291
Potters: 131
Preserve Makers: 224
Quilters: 112
Seamsters: 393
Spinners: 207
Tinker: 86
Weaver: 196

Artists

Actors: 83
Architects: 30
Bards: 119
Costumers: 48
Dancers: 89
Drafters: 52
Engravers: 62
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 38
Glaziers: 81
Inlayers: 76
Musicians: 218
Painters, Art: 40
Playwrights: 81
Sculptors, Art: 69
Wood Carvers: 327
Writers: 245

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 281
Canners: 253
Cheesmakers: 253
Ice Merchants: 35
Millers: 154
Picklers: 135
Smokers: 102
Stockmakers: 88
Tobacconists: 122
Tallowmakers: 174

29450 of Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

45310 of Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3934 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

The roads leading into Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

History

The the a bevor of Augury, an a bevor imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created near Vêpíê-vêvêfî Ye by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.