Large City: Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Trtskruppuqu Zone
Region	Fû̄ōg Gîē Rainforest
Founded	1469
Community Leader	Lord Hydronodon
Area	235 km² (94 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	31°C (87°F)
Average Elevation	12884 m (-679 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	66 cm/y (25 in/y)
Population	55444
Population Density	235 people per km² (589 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Augury
Naming
Native name	Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê
Pronunciation	/jɘˈmëjɘ/ /ˈseg̃ɘ/
Direct Translation	[drunk (inebriated)] [public]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê (/jɘˈmëjɘ/ /ˈseg̃ɘ/ [drunk (inebriated)] [public]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Trtskruppuqu Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê is derived from the Sylvin language, as Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê was founded by Alcelamorpha, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê has a yearly average temperature of 31°C (87°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 36°C (96°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê receives an average of 66 cm/y (25 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê covers an area of nearly 235 km² (94 mi²), and an average elevation of 12884 m (-679 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê was founded durring the late 16th century in summer of the year 1469, by Alcelamorpha. The establishment of Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Alcelamorpha struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê as a prison colony.

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê 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 Yêmëyê-seg̈ê is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt paverstone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê's failry decent fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Right off the bat Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the city nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the city, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê 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 Yêmëyê-seg̈ê's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê 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 Yêmëyê-seg̈ê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê 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 Yêmëyê-seg̈ê 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 Yêmëyê-seg̈ê 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 Yêmëyê-seg̈ê 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 Yêmëyê-seg̈ê's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Human Juju Zombie near Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê are known to be quite timid.

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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: 105
Farmers: 163
Farm Laborer: 326
Hunters: 173
Milk Maids: 128
Ranchers: 73
Ranch Hands: 144
Shepherds: 142

Farmland: 222884 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 13861
Poultry: 166332
Swine: 11088
Sheep: 554
Goats: 110
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 5544

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 120
Blacksmiths: 120
Bookbinders: 69
Buckle-makers: 79
Cabinetmakers: 115
Candlemakers: 191
Carpenters: 170
Clothmakers: 142
Coach and Harness Makers: 58
Coopers: 145
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 78
Copyists: 52
Cutlers: 46
Fabricworkers: 135
Farrier: 284
Furriers: 35
Glassworkers: 173
Gunsmiths: 114
Harness-Makers: 55
Hatters: 116
Hosiery Workers: 39
Jewelers: 64
Leatherwrights: 158
Locksmiths: 53
Matchstick makers: 88
Musical Instrument Makers: 82
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 67
Paper Workers: 77
Plasterers: 74
Pursemakers: 95
Roofers: 60
Ropemakers: 57
Rugmakers: 54
Saddlers: 110
Scabbardmakers: 119
Scalemakers: 58
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 36
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 54
Shoemakers: 51
Soap and Tallow Workers: 187
Tailors: 316
Tanners: 68
Upholsterers: 78
Watchmakers: 80
Weavers: 184
Whitesmiths: 43

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 38
Arcana Sellers: 38
Beer-Sellers: 72
Booksellers: 88
Butchers: 145
Chandlers: 163
Chicken Butchers: 147
Entrepreneurs: 56
Fine Clothiers: 132
Fishmongers: 145
Florists: 33
Potion Sellers: 95
Resellers: 231
Spice Merchants: 74
Wine-sellers: 106
Wheelwright: 88
Woodsellers: 53

Service workers

Bakers: 231
Barbers: 270
Coachmen: 84
Cooks: 241
Doctors: 119
Gamekeepers: 89
Grooms: 46
Hairdressers: 198
Healers: 147
Housekeepers: 158
Housemaids: 277
House Stewards: 184
Inns: 51
Laundry maids: 104
Maidservants: 205
Nursery Maids: 97
Pastrycooks: 178
Restaurateur: 291
Tavern Keepers: 198

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 77
Bleachers: 51
Chemical Workers: 32
Coal Heavers: 106
In-Town Couriers: 126
Long Haul Couriers: 120
Dockyard Workers: 120
Gas Workers: 27
Hay Merchants: 46
Leech Collectors: 140
Millers: 123
Miners: 128
Oilmen and Polishers: 90
Postmen: 132
Pure Finder: 72
Skinners: 168
Sugar Refiners: 31
Tosher: 86
Warehousemen: 173
Watercarriers: 121
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 154

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 74
Alchemist: 85
Clerk: 110
Dentists: 56
Educators: 140
Engineers: 80
Gardeners: 58
Mages: 42
Plumbers: 60
Pharmacist: 67
Professors: 24
Scientists: 41
Wizards: 24

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 52
Bankers: 78
Civil Clerks: 123
Civic Iudex: 62
Consultants: 36
Exorcist: 126
Fixers: 66
Kami Clerk: 99
Landlords: 109
Lawyers: 69
Legend Keepers: 93
Militia Officers: 693
Monks, Monastic: 168
Monks, Civic: 154
Historian, Oral: 132
Historian, Textual: 65
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 123
Priests: 252
Rangers: 78
Rat Catchers: 87
Scholars: 84
Spiritualist: 102
Slayers: 31
Storytellers: 201
Military Officers: 184

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 158
Comfort Services: 198
Enchanters: 61
Herbalists: 61
Jaminators: 191
Needleworkers: 178
Potters: 97
Preserve Makers: 173
Quilters: 80
Seamsters: 264
Spinners: 149
Tinker: 60
Weaver: 142

Artists

Actors: 58
Architects: 22
Bards: 85
Costumers: 33
Dancers: 66
Drafters: 36
Engravers: 44
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 27
Glaziers: 58
Inlayers: 54
Musicians: 178
Painters, Art: 28
Playwrights: 60
Sculptors, Art: 49
Wood Carvers: 191
Writers: 198

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 191
Canners: 163
Cheesmakers: 184
Ice Merchants: 24
Millers: 113
Picklers: 97
Smokers: 73
Stockmakers: 62
Tobacconists: 88
Tallowmakers: 128

21043 of Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

31629 of Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2772 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

History

Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a great windstorm struck Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê. Its winds were so great they picked up unsecured objects and flung them with enough force to smash brick and skull alike. Buildings collapsed under the gale, burying countless people alive. The storm's devistation was focused on the area arround Êkèkê Yêmëyê-seg̈ê, which lost 145 people, 360, and 39 livestock in the disaster.. History remembers the strom as The Storm of Grieving.