I-têbo Dêtîkè

I-têbo Dêtîkè (/i/ /ˈtɘbo/ [off white] [picnic]) is a subtropical Town located in the Yêmëcê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name I-têbo Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as I-têbo Dêtîkè was founded by Keleli Trêv, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

I-têbo 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). I-têbo Dêtîkè receives an average of 267 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. I-têbo Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3692 m (12112 ft) above sea level.

Overview

I-têbo Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1166, by Keleli Trêv. The establishment of I-têbo Dêtîkè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Keleli Trêv electing to pay people to resettle in I-têbo Dêtîkè.

I-têbo Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and I-têbo Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The town'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.

I-têbo Dêtîkè is is constructed arround a series of premissive flagstone 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. The town's cost-cutting-focused 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 town.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in I-têbo Dêtîkè. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

I-têbo 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.

I-têbo 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.

I-têbo 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.

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

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

I-têbo Dêtîkè 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.

I-têbo 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

I-têbo Dêtîkè'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.

I-têbo Dêtîkè's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In I-têbo Dêtîkè there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Apallie near I-têbo Dêtîkè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

I-têbo Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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.

I-têbo Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

359 of I-têbo Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 77 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 33 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

729 of I-têbo Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 94 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

I-têbo Dêtîkè'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 I-têbo Dêtîkè suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of I-têbo Dêtîkè's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History