Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè

Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè (/ˈdèfɘ/ /ja/ [solid; sturdy] [year; period (duration of time)]) is a temperate Town located in the Jajëhifitë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè was founded by Yā̋ Bë̂ 'Ivory Martin' Hākī Rē̋ch Dä̂fta̋g Brg̈mesí, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè receives an average of 255 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2370 m (7775 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1539, by Yā̋ Bë̂ 'Ivory Martin' Hākī Rē̋ch Dä̂fta̋g Brg̈mesí. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè 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-ya Dêtîkè is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of spacious cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Unfortuantly, these exceptionaly well made fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

The first thing you notice about Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè is the large sign at the entrance welcoming you to their humble town. Children come up to you and say hi, some asking if you’ve fought any big monsters, and others just zipping away after their hello. The adults are much the same. By the time you’ve made it a significant way into the town you’ve been invited to a tavern for a pint to drink in exchange for news of the world. You’ve also had no less than three older women give you a sweetroll and direct your attention to their still unmarried children. It would be creepy if it wasn't so sincere.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Dèfê-ya 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.

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

Dèfê-ya 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.

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

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

Dèfê-ya 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

Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè's mayor's house 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 Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Pudding, Blood near Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via throat singing.

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.

Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

344 of Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

757 of Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 34 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

Due to a magical anomaly, Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

The the a crop of Summoning, an a crop imbued with potent amounts of Summoning energies was created in Dèfê-ya Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History