Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè (/ˈvëki/ /feˈqɘlo/ [hedge] [felony]) is a temperate Town located in the Bëmtlaci Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè was founded by Vilwiel Treshesèj, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Dev-feqêlo 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. Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 692 m (2270 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 9th century, by Vilwiel Treshesèj. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dev-feqêlo 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.

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt baked earthen 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 is protected by a series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. Unfortuantly, these bare minimum defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè 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.

Dev-feqêlo 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.

Dev-feqêlo 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.

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

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

Dev-feqêlo 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

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè.

The Chicken near Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves ritual combat to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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.

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

367 of Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

742 of Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 58 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè was attacked by a group of nobles with their private armies. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè lost 181 people, 315 livestock, and 48 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 121, when members of Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè's militia enacted an operation to secure a particular research site to utilize it for a specific task. The operation was complicated by an outbreak of plague which struck the ranks, killing many and laying low many more. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Dev-feqêlo Dêtîkè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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