Small Town: Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Dalandic Empire
Provence	Mèhabicê Provence
Sub Provence	Chokilezupo Dutchy
Region	Dijlijdrokokvu Shrublands
Founded	1257
Community Leader	Master Mlîv Brèqtconm
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation	5746 m (18851 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	135 cm/y (53 in/y)
Population	889
Population Density	296 people per km² (889 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Conjuration
Naming
Native name	Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê
Pronunciation	/ˈdèfɘ/ /ˈɘkè cèˈdɘhɘ/
Direct Translation	[solid; sturdy] [eyelash]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê was founded by Zlkdshèj Treg̈ka, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê receives an average of 135 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5746 m (18851 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1257, by Zlkdshèj Treg̈ka. The establishment of Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zlkdshèj Treg̈ka electing to pay people to resettle in Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê.

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê is buildings are located arround a single narrow cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. 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. The town's bare minimum defences have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê gives the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê.

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê 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.

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

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

The Urdefhan near Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê are known to be quite timid.

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Necromancy 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: 1
Farmers: 2
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 2
Milk Maids: 2
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 2
Shepherds: 2

Farmland: 3573 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 222
Poultry: 2667
Swine: 177
Sheep: 8
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 88

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 1
Candlemakers: 3
Carpenters: 2
Clothmakers: 2
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Fabricworkers: 1
Farrier: 5
Glassworkers: 2
Gunsmiths: 1
Hatters: 1
Leatherwrights: 2
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Saddlers: 1
Scabbardmakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 6
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: 4
Barbers: 4
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 4
Doctors: 1
Gamekeepers: 1
Hairdressers: 3
Healers: 2
Housekeepers: 2
Housemaids: 5
House Stewards: 2
Laundry maids: 1
Maidservants: 2
Nursery Maids: 1
Pastrycooks: 2
Restaurateur: 3
Tavern Keepers: 3

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

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

Civil Servants

Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 1
Landlords: 1
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 11
Monks, Monastic: 2
Monks, Civic: 2
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 3
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 1
Storytellers: 3
Military Officers: 2

Cottage Industries

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

Artists

Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Musicians: 2
Wood Carvers: 3
Writers: 3

Produce Industries

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

246 of Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

626 of Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 17 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê is known for its unusual rock formations.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with good fortune for a year and a day. One of Dèfê-êkè Cèdêhê Fêqê's local festivals commemorates this miracle.