Small City: Catê-î Sêdè

Catê-î Sêdè
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Iletsksmama Zone
Region	Preschill Maquis
Founded	1518
Community Leader	Lord Byog̈il
Area	17 km² (6 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	5356 m (17572 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	151 cm/y (59 in/y)
Population	4164
Population Density	244 people per km² (694 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Abjuration
Naming
Native name	Catê-î Sêdè
Pronunciation	/ˈcatɘ/ /ɪ/
Direct Translation	[past] [match (fire)]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Catê-î Sêdè (/ˈcatɘ/ /ɪ/ [past] [match (fire)]) is a temperate Small City located in the Iletsksmama Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Catê-î Sêdè is derived from the Goblin language, as Catê-î Sêdè was founded by Trîbê, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Catê-î Sêdè has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Catê-î Sêdè receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Catê-î Sêdè covers an area of nearly 17 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 5356 m (17572 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Catê-î Sêdè was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1518, by Trîbê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Catê-î Sêdè was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Catê-î Sêdè 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.

Catê-î Sêdè is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive gravel 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Astonishigly, the robustly designed timber walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Catê-î Sêdè 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 Catê-î Sêdè’s streets. A look around Catê-î Sêdè has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Catê-î Sêdè long.

Civic Infrastructure

Catê-î Sêdè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Catê-î Sêdè 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 Catê-î Sêdè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Catê-î Sêdè's parks.

Catê-î Sêdè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Catê-î Sêdè.

Catê-î Sêdè 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.

Catê-î Sêdè 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.

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

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

Catê-î Sêdè 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.

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

Catê-î Sêdè possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Catê-î Sêdè 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 Catê-î Sêdè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Catê-î Sêdè 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.

Catê-î Sêdè 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.

Catê-î Sêdè 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.

Cultural Notes

Catê-î Sêdè's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

The Udaeus near Catê-î Sêdè are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Catê-î Sêdè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via speaking in tongues.

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: 8
Farmers: 12
Farm Laborer: 24
Hunters: 14
Milk Maids: 10
Ranchers: 5
Ranch Hands: 12
Shepherds: 11

Farmland: 16614 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 1041
Poultry: 12492
Swine: 832
Sheep: 41
Goats: 8
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 416

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 8
Blacksmiths: 8
Bookbinders: 5
Buckle-makers: 5
Cabinetmakers: 9
Candlemakers: 13
Carpenters: 12
Clothmakers: 12
Coach and Harness Makers: 4
Coopers: 9
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 6
Copyists: 3
Cutlers: 3
Fabricworkers: 8
Farrier: 25
Furriers: 2
Glassworkers: 14
Gunsmiths: 9
Harness-Makers: 4
Hatters: 8
Hosiery Workers: 2
Jewelers: 4
Leatherwrights: 10
Locksmiths: 4
Matchstick makers: 6
Musical Instrument Makers: 6
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 5
Paper Workers: 6
Plasterers: 5
Pursemakers: 7
Roofers: 4
Ropemakers: 3
Rugmakers: 4
Saddlers: 7
Scabbardmakers: 9
Scalemakers: 4
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 2
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 4
Shoemakers: 4
Soap and Tallow Workers: 12
Tailors: 22
Tanners: 5
Upholsterers: 6
Watchmakers: 5
Weavers: 11
Whitesmiths: 3

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 2
Arcana Sellers: 2
Beer-Sellers: 5
Booksellers: 6
Butchers: 10
Chandlers: 11
Chicken Butchers: 11
Entrepreneurs: 4
Fine Clothiers: 10
Fishmongers: 10
Florists: 2
Potion Sellers: 7
Resellers: 18
Spice Merchants: 5
Wine-sellers: 9
Wheelwright: 6
Woodsellers: 4

Service workers

Bakers: 19
Barbers: 19
Coachmen: 5
Cooks: 17
Doctors: 8
Gamekeepers: 6
Grooms: 3
Hairdressers: 13
Healers: 10
Housekeepers: 13
Housemaids: 21
House Stewards: 11
Inns: 4
Laundry maids: 8
Maidservants: 13
Nursery Maids: 7
Pastrycooks: 13
Restaurateur: 17
Tavern Keepers: 21

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 5
Bleachers: 3
Chemical Workers: 2
Coal Heavers: 8
In-Town Couriers: 9
Long Haul Couriers: 9
Dockyard Workers: 8
Gas Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 3
Leech Collectors: 10
Millers: 9
Miners: 9
Oilmen and Polishers: 6
Postmen: 9
Pure Finder: 5
Skinners: 10
Sugar Refiners: 2
Tosher: 6
Warehousemen: 13
Watercarriers: 9
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 11

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 5
Alchemist: 6
Clerk: 8
Dentists: 4
Educators: 11
Engineers: 5
Gardeners: 4
Mages: 3
Plumbers: 4
Pharmacist: 4
Professors: 1
Scientists: 3
Wizards: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 3
Bankers: 5
Civil Clerks: 9
Civic Iudex: 4
Consultants: 2
Exorcist: 9
Fixers: 4
Kami Clerk: 7
Landlords: 8
Lawyers: 5
Legend Keepers: 7
Militia Officers: 41
Monks, Monastic: 12
Monks, Civic: 14
Historian, Oral: 9
Historian, Textual: 5
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 9
Priests: 19
Rangers: 5
Rat Catchers: 6
Scholars: 6
Spiritualist: 7
Slayers: 2
Storytellers: 14
Military Officers: 13

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 11
Comfort Services: 16
Enchanters: 4
Herbalists: 4
Jaminators: 13
Needleworkers: 12
Potters: 7
Preserve Makers: 13
Quilters: 6
Seamsters: 23
Spinners: 11
Tinker: 4
Weaver: 11

Artists

Actors: 4
Architects: 1
Bards: 6
Costumers: 2
Dancers: 5
Drafters: 2
Engravers: 3
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 2
Glaziers: 4
Inlayers: 4
Musicians: 12
Painters, Art: 2
Playwrights: 4
Sculptors, Art: 3
Wood Carvers: 14
Writers: 14

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 13
Canners: 11
Cheesmakers: 14
Ice Merchants: 1
Millers: 8
Picklers: 7
Smokers: 5
Stockmakers: 4
Tobacconists: 6
Tallowmakers: 9

2506 of Catê-î Sêdè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 166 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Catê-î Sêdè is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Catê-î Sêdè was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Catê-î Sêdè lost 165 people, 119 livestock, and 87 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 203, when members of Catê-î Sêdè's militia enacted an operation to patrol a specific area to dissuade the enemy from their current activities. The operation was complicated by a trusted officer who turned traitor and defects. The conflict ended with the defense of the fortification against a siege, which ended in a stalemate for Catê-î Sêdè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Catê-î Sêdè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.