Large City: Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Daland
Provence	Vangîfkthêkè Provence
Sub Provence	Rèbifësê County
Region	Siguhago Woodlands
Founded	1584
Community Leader	Lord Brok
Area	114 km² (45 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	4716 m (15472 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	207 cm/y (81 in/y)
Population	26977
Population Density	236 people per km² (599 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Truename Magic
Naming
Native name	Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî
Pronunciation	/beˈrëqɘ/ /ˈmifɪ/
Direct Translation	[absurd] [propaganda]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî is derived from the Sylvin language, as Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî was founded by Qhukkek, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî receives an average of 207 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî covers an area of nearly 114 km² (45 mi²), and an average elevation of 4716 m (15472 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî was founded durring the late 17th century in late winter of the year 1584, by Qhukkek. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Qhukkek.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî is no diffrent. The city'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.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî is buildings have been located at convienant points along the pond Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the broad baked earthen streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The city has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The city's brittle 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 city.

A look around Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scutteling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s everything together. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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 Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî's parks.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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.

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

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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. Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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 Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî 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

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî's mayor's house 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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî.

The Domovoi near Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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: 50
Farmers: 79
Farm Laborer: 117
Hunters: 103
Milk Maids: 67
Ranchers: 35
Ranch Hands: 73
Shepherds: 70

Farmland: 110066 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 6744
Poultry: 80931
Swine: 5395
Sheep: 269
Goats: 53
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 2697

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 57
Blacksmiths: 65
Bookbinders: 36
Buckle-makers: 36
Cabinetmakers: 58
Candlemakers: 87
Carpenters: 83
Clothmakers: 77
Coach and Harness Makers: 28
Coopers: 69
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 38
Copyists: 26
Cutlers: 23
Fabricworkers: 65
Farrier: 145
Furriers: 17
Glassworkers: 93
Gunsmiths: 58
Harness-Makers: 25
Hatters: 50
Hosiery Workers: 19
Jewelers: 31
Leatherwrights: 69
Locksmiths: 26
Matchstick makers: 42
Musical Instrument Makers: 39
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 34
Paper Workers: 37
Plasterers: 36
Pursemakers: 44
Roofers: 29
Ropemakers: 27
Rugmakers: 26
Saddlers: 49
Scabbardmakers: 56
Scalemakers: 27
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 17
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 25
Shoemakers: 25
Soap and Tallow Workers: 98
Tailors: 163
Tanners: 34
Upholsterers: 38
Watchmakers: 36
Weavers: 89
Whitesmiths: 21

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 18
Arcana Sellers: 18
Beer-Sellers: 35
Booksellers: 42
Butchers: 70
Chandlers: 79
Chicken Butchers: 73
Entrepreneurs: 27
Fine Clothiers: 69
Fishmongers: 72
Florists: 16
Potion Sellers: 44
Resellers: 107
Spice Merchants: 37
Wine-sellers: 52
Wheelwright: 42
Woodsellers: 25

Service workers

Bakers: 128
Barbers: 114
Coachmen: 40
Cooks: 117
Doctors: 56
Gamekeepers: 41
Grooms: 24
Hairdressers: 99
Healers: 73
Housekeepers: 84
Housemaids: 128
House Stewards: 79
Inns: 26
Laundry maids: 49
Maidservants: 99
Nursery Maids: 48
Pastrycooks: 87
Restaurateur: 128
Tavern Keepers: 112

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 37
Bleachers: 24
Chemical Workers: 15
Coal Heavers: 50
In-Town Couriers: 64
Long Haul Couriers: 59
Dockyard Workers: 51
Gas Workers: 13
Hay Merchants: 22
Leech Collectors: 70
Millers: 58
Miners: 62
Oilmen and Polishers: 39
Postmen: 59
Pure Finder: 37
Skinners: 87
Sugar Refiners: 15
Tosher: 43
Warehousemen: 99
Watercarriers: 56
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 74

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 35
Alchemist: 40
Clerk: 57
Dentists: 28
Educators: 75
Engineers: 37
Gardeners: 27
Mages: 20
Plumbers: 27
Pharmacist: 32
Professors: 11
Scientists: 19
Wizards: 11

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 25
Bankers: 38
Civil Clerks: 58
Civic Iudex: 29
Consultants: 17
Exorcist: 64
Fixers: 31
Kami Clerk: 49
Landlords: 53
Lawyers: 32
Legend Keepers: 47
Militia Officers: 207
Monks, Monastic: 77
Monks, Civic: 74
Historian, Oral: 57
Historian, Textual: 32
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 58
Priests: 117
Rangers: 35
Rat Catchers: 41
Scholars: 42
Spiritualist: 50
Slayers: 15
Storytellers: 94
Military Officers: 87

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 84
Comfort Services: 99
Enchanters: 30
Herbalists: 30
Jaminators: 89
Needleworkers: 89
Potters: 45
Preserve Makers: 84
Quilters: 40
Seamsters: 141
Spinners: 77
Tinker: 29
Weaver: 70

Artists

Actors: 28
Architects: 10
Bards: 39
Costumers: 16
Dancers: 32
Drafters: 17
Engravers: 21
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 13
Glaziers: 28
Inlayers: 26
Musicians: 74
Painters, Art: 13
Playwrights: 28
Sculptors, Art: 24
Wood Carvers: 79
Writers: 96

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 99
Canners: 77
Cheesmakers: 93
Ice Merchants: 12
Millers: 53
Picklers: 44
Smokers: 35
Stockmakers: 29
Tobacconists: 42
Tallowmakers: 65

10057 of Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

14762 of Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2158 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Êkèkê Berëqê-mifî. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.