Small Town: Cena-ile Dêtîkè

Cena-ile Dêtîkè

Cena-ile Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.
StateUnion of Engineers
ProvenceBëmtlaci Zone
RegionZalunuvuchye Moor
Founded1475
Community LeaderCity Manager Brëili Garthê
Area3 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation1160 m (3805 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation283 cm/y (111 in/y)
Population940
Population Density313 people per km2 (940 people per mi2)
Town AuraAugury
Naming
Native nameCena-ile Dêtîkè
Pronunciation/ˈcena/ /ˈile/
Direct Translation[clear] [peasant]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Cena-ile Dêtîkè (/ˈcena/ /ˈile/ [clear] [peasant]) is a temperate Small Town located in the Bëmtlaci Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Cena-ile Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Cena-ile Dêtîkè was founded by Gābó̄y Séńó̄ 'Tigned Sugar' Cú̄̋ńnḱ Rë̌ Erménḱ Brëkarë, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Cena-ile Dêtîkè 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). Cena-ile Dêtîkè receives an average of 283 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Cena-ile Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 3 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 1160 m (3805 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Cena-ile Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1475, by Gābó̄y Séńó̄ 'Tigned Sugar' Cú̄̋ńnḱ Rë̌ Erménḱ Brëkarë. The establishment of Cena-ile Dêtîkè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Gābó̄y Séńó̄ 'Tigned Sugar' Cú̄̋ńnḱ Rë̌ Erménḱ Brëkarë electing to pay people to resettle in Cena-ile Dêtîkè.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Cena-ile Dêtîkè 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.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow paverstone 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 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. Cena-ile Dêtîkè'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.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè 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 Cena-ile Dêtîkè’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

Cena-ile Dêtîkè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Cena-ile Dêtîkè.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè 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.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè 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.

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

Cena-ile Dêtîkè has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Cena-ile Dêtîkè hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Cena-ile Dêtîkè during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Hydra near Cena-ile Dêtîkè are known to be quite timid.

Cena-ile Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Enchantment energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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: 1
  • Farmers: 2
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 3
  • Milk Maids: 2
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 2
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 3816 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 235
    • Poultry: 2820
    • Swine: 188
    • Sheep: 9
    • Goats: 1
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 94

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 1
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 3
  • Carpenters: 2
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 4
  • Glassworkers: 3
  • Gunsmiths: 1
  • Hatters: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Roofers: 1
  • Saddlers: 1
  • Scabbardmakers: 1
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 2
  • Tailors: 5
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 2

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 2
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 2
  • Fine Clothiers: 2
  • Fishmongers: 2
  • Potion Sellers: 1
  • Resellers: 3
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 1
  • Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 6
  • Barbers: 3
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 3
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Hairdressers: 2
  • Healers: 2
  • Housekeepers: 2
  • Housemaids: 5
  • House Stewards: 2
  • Laundry maids: 1
  • Maidservants: 3
  • Nursery Maids: 1
  • Pastrycooks: 3
  • Restaurateur: 4
  • Tavern Keepers: 3

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 1
  • In-Town Couriers: 2
  • Long Haul Couriers: 2
  • Dockyard Workers: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 2
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 2
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 1
  • Postmen: 2
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 2
  • Tosher: 1
  • Warehousemen: 3
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 2

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 1
  • Educators: 2
  • Engineers: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 1
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 7
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 1
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 3
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 3
  • Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 2
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 2
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 2
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 4
  • Spinners: 2
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Musicians: 2
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 3
  • Writers: 3

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 3
  • Canners: 2
  • Cheesmakers: 3
  • Millers: 1
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

265 of Cena-ile Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

638 of Cena-ile Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 37 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Cena-ile Dêtîkè's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

The the a Poleyn of Abjuration, an a Poleyn imbued with great amounts of Abjuration energies was created in Cena-ile Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History