Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè (/ˈrɘvi/ /ˈθekè/ [fresh; crisp] [flock]) is a subtropical Town located in the Gêngípíêpíêè Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè was founded by Thugguhz Ênka, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè receives an average of 137 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3870 m (12696 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1271, by Thugguhz Ênka. The establishment of Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Thugguhz Ênka struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè as a prison colony.

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gèhê-thekè 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.

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè is is constructed arround a series of broad cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè's cost-cutting-focused defences 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè, 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 preforming the same rituals to bless and anoint building,s streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holysymbols is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This town certainly loves its god.

Civic Infrastructure

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè 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 Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè's parks.

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

Gèhê-thekè 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.

Gèhê-thekè 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.

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè 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.

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

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè 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 Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gèhê-thekè 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.

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè 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

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè'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.

In Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè yeast remains dormant.

The Giant hissing cockroach near Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via chanting.

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.

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

447 of Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 97 work as Craftsmen
• 34 work as Merchants
• 74 work as Service Workers
• 48 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 64 work as Civil Servants
• 42 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

865 of Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 98 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Gèhê-thekè Dêtîkè makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a symble of Mysticism, an a symble imbued with notable amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Gëgibl-rêdifino Fêqê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History