Large Town: Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Qíithtathê Zone
Region	Pumaaribo Shrublands
Founded	1294
Community Leader	City Manager Betaenelyn Zênka
Area	6 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation	1392 m (4566 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	257 cm/y (101 in/y)
Population	1547
Population Density	257 people per km² (773 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Transmutation
Naming
Native name	Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê
Pronunciation	/ëˈdɘsɘ/ /ˈmɘha/
Direct Translation	[buxom] [comb]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê (/ëˈdɘsɘ/ /ˈmɘha/ [buxom] [comb]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Qíithtathê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê was founded by Zèlëm Shëmtë, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê receives an average of 257 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1392 m (4566 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1294, by Zèlëm Shëmtë. The establishment of Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zèlëm Shëmtë electing to pay people to resettle in Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê.

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê is is constructed arround a semi-circular narrow split-log ties mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town 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 town is well defended against anything short of an army. The brittle defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The town is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê.

Civic Infrastructure

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê 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 Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê's parks.

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

Ëdêsê-mêha 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.

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

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê 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.

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê 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.

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

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê 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 Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ëdêsê-mêha 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.

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê 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.

Cultural Notes

Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê.

The Leshy, Snapdragon near Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ëdêsê-mêha 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 oath swearing.

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: 3
Farmers: 4
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 4
Ranchers: 2
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 4

Farmland: 6249 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 386
Poultry: 4641
Swine: 309
Sheep: 15
Goats: 3
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 154

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 3
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 2
Buckle-makers: 2
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 5
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 4
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 2
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 8
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 3
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 2
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 2
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 2
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 8
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 2
Watchmakers: 2
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
Arcana Sellers: 1
Beer-Sellers: 2
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 4
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 4
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 4
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 6
Spice Merchants: 2
Wine-sellers: 3
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 6
Barbers: 7
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 5
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 4
Housemaids: 8
House Stewards: 4
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 5
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 5
Restaurateur: 6
Tavern Keepers: 7

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 2
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 3
In-Town Couriers: 3
Long Haul Couriers: 3
Dockyard Workers: 3
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 4
Millers: 3
Miners: 3
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 3
Pure Finder: 2
Skinners: 4
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 4
Watercarriers: 3
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 4

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 2
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 3
Dentists: 1
Educators: 4
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1
Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 2
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Consultants: 1
Exorcist: 3
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 3
Landlords: 3
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 12
Monks, Monastic: 5
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 6
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 5
Military Officers: 5

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 5
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 4
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 9
Spinners: 4
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 5
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 5
Canners: 4
Cheesmakers: 5
Millers: 3
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 2
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 3

490 of Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

965 of Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 92 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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 Ëdêsê-mêha Fêqê's local festivals commemorates this miracle.