Large City: Damê-têgê Ye

Damê-têgê Ye
Example Iron Elvish architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Shemnas County
Region	Sapiela Holt
Founded	1276
Community Leader	City Manager Shadda
Area	277 km² (110 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	20°C (68°F)
Average Elevation	1562 m (5124 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	263 cm/y (103 in/y)
Population	64938
Population Density	234 people per km² (590 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Summoning
Naming
Native name	Damê-têgê Ye
Pronunciation	/ˈdamɘ/ /ˈtɘgɘ/
Direct Translation	[society] [twilight]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Damê-têgê Ye (/ˈdamɘ/ /ˈtɘgɘ/ [society] [twilight]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Shemnas County of the Union of Engineers.

The name Damê-têgê Ye is derived from the Dwarven language, as Damê-têgê Ye was founded by Ford, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Damê-têgê Ye has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 21°C (69°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Damê-têgê Ye receives an average of 263 cm/y (103 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Damê-têgê Ye covers an area of nearly 277 km² (110 mi²), and an average elevation of 1562 m (5124 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Damê-têgê Ye was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1276, by Ford. The establishment of Damê-têgê Ye 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.

Damê-têgê Ye was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Damê-têgê Ye is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Damê-têgê Ye is is constructed arround a semi-circular narrow flagstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Damê-têgê Ye's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The city's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

Damê-têgê Ye has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Damê-têgê Ye ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Damê-têgê 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 Damê-têgê Ye. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Damê-têgê Ye's parks.

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

Damê-têgê 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.

Damê-têgê 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.

Damê-têgê 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.

Damê-têgê 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.

Damê-têgê 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.

Damê-têgê 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.

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

Damê-têgê Ye has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Damê-têgê 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. Damê-têgê Ye's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

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

Damê-têgê Ye has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Damê-têgê 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 Damê-têgê Ye's natural decorations nor waterways.

Damê-têgê 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.

Damê-têgê 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.

Damê-têgê 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.

Damê-têgê 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

Damê-têgê Ye's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

The Faerie Mount near Damê-têgê Ye are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Damê-têgê Ye's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves reenactments to channel Elven High 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: 139
Farmers: 190
Farm Laborer: 381
Hunters: 231
Milk Maids: 166
Ranchers: 86
Ranch Hands: 173
Shepherds: 170

Farmland: 261700 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 16234
Poultry: 194814
Swine: 12987
Sheep: 649
Goats: 129
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 6493

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 124
Blacksmiths: 141
Bookbinders: 83
Buckle-makers: 86
Cabinetmakers: 144
Candlemakers: 216
Carpenters: 193
Clothmakers: 175
Coach and Harness Makers: 69
Coopers: 158
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 94
Copyists: 61
Cutlers: 54
Fabricworkers: 147
Farrier: 418
Furriers: 41
Glassworkers: 231
Gunsmiths: 142
Harness-Makers: 64
Hatters: 139
Hosiery Workers: 47
Jewelers: 74
Leatherwrights: 180
Locksmiths: 65
Matchstick makers: 99
Musical Instrument Makers: 88
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 80
Paper Workers: 98
Plasterers: 87
Pursemakers: 103
Roofers: 68
Ropemakers: 66
Rugmakers: 60
Saddlers: 118
Scabbardmakers: 149
Scalemakers: 69
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 42
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 63
Shoemakers: 63
Soap and Tallow Workers: 206
Tailors: 333
Tanners: 80
Upholsterers: 92
Watchmakers: 86
Weavers: 190
Whitesmiths: 52

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 44
Arcana Sellers: 44
Beer-Sellers: 91
Booksellers: 98
Butchers: 166
Chandlers: 166
Chicken Butchers: 160
Entrepreneurs: 67
Fine Clothiers: 166
Fishmongers: 162
Florists: 39
Potion Sellers: 104
Resellers: 270
Spice Merchants: 87
Wine-sellers: 132
Wheelwright: 104
Woodsellers: 60

Service workers

Bakers: 381
Barbers: 265
Coachmen: 91
Cooks: 249
Doctors: 139
Gamekeepers: 96
Grooms: 55
Hairdressers: 249
Healers: 168
Housekeepers: 196
Housemaids: 360
House Stewards: 185
Inns: 63
Laundry maids: 124
Maidservants: 216
Nursery Maids: 113
Pastrycooks: 223
Restaurateur: 282
Tavern Keepers: 249

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 90
Bleachers: 59
Chemical Workers: 37
Coal Heavers: 135
In-Town Couriers: 147
Long Haul Couriers: 141
Dockyard Workers: 141
Gas Workers: 31
Hay Merchants: 55
Leech Collectors: 164
Millers: 151
Miners: 135
Oilmen and Polishers: 104
Postmen: 151
Pure Finder: 87
Skinners: 190
Sugar Refiners: 37
Tosher: 98
Warehousemen: 209
Watercarriers: 139
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 185

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 83
Alchemist: 97
Clerk: 141
Dentists: 66
Educators: 188
Engineers: 94
Gardeners: 66
Mages: 49
Plumbers: 68
Pharmacist: 76
Professors: 28
Scientists: 47
Wizards: 28

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 63
Bankers: 92
Civil Clerks: 154
Civic Iudex: 69
Consultants: 43
Exorcist: 144
Fixers: 76
Kami Clerk: 133
Landlords: 136
Lawyers: 80
Legend Keepers: 103
Militia Officers: 590
Monks, Monastic: 190
Monks, Civic: 196
Historian, Oral: 158
Historian, Textual: 78
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 141
Priests: 270
Rangers: 90
Rat Catchers: 99
Scholars: 103
Spiritualist: 127
Slayers: 37
Storytellers: 245
Military Officers: 231

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 185
Comfort Services: 223
Enchanters: 71
Herbalists: 70
Jaminators: 231
Needleworkers: 231
Potters: 101
Preserve Makers: 185
Quilters: 91
Seamsters: 324
Spinners: 190
Tinker: 72
Weaver: 166

Artists

Actors: 69
Architects: 24
Bards: 101
Costumers: 40
Dancers: 76
Drafters: 42
Engravers: 51
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 31
Glaziers: 67
Inlayers: 61
Musicians: 202
Painters, Art: 33
Playwrights: 69
Sculptors, Art: 57
Wood Carvers: 231
Writers: 209

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 223
Canners: 196
Cheesmakers: 216
Ice Merchants: 28
Millers: 124
Picklers: 110
Smokers: 81
Stockmakers: 75
Tobacconists: 104
Tallowmakers: 158

37859 of Damê-têgê Ye's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2597 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Damê-têgê Ye’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Damê-têgê Ye’s streets.

The center of Damê-têgê Ye's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Sapiela Holt was struck by a drought when Lake Tana grew too small to continue feeding Brook Hudson, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Damê-têgê Ye. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Damê-têgê Ye lost 233 people, and 160 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 5 weeks, which are remembered as the Dread Thirst.