Town: Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Z̄upaguv Zone
Region	Ăna Badvidijĭ Heath
Founded	1601
Community Leader	City Manager Khrondri Tsîbmêv
Area	6 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	27°C (80°F)
Average Elevation	7010 m (-19950 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	285 cm/y (112 in/y)
Population	1439
Population Density	239 people per km² (719 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Necromancy
Naming
Native name	Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ˈkëha/ /ˈvɘi/
Direct Translation	[vague; ambiguous] [continent]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè (/ˈkëha/ /ˈvɘi/ [vague; ambiguous] [continent]) is a temperate Town located in the Z̄upaguv Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè was founded by Hoůhi Gadshèdo, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè receives an average of 285 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 7010 m (-19950 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 17th century in late winter of the year 1601, by Hoůhi Gadshèdo. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Jîlên-vêi 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.

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè is is constructed arround a semi-circular narrow cobblestone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè's would-be-castle fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Right off the bat Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè 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 town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. Precisely how it has gained its wealth is a mystery. Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Jîlên-vêi 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.

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

Jîlên-vêi 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.

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

Jîlên-vêi 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 Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Jîlên-vêi 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.

Jîlên-vêi 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

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Deer, Ringhorn near Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves performance art to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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: 2
Farmers: 4
Farm Laborer: 9
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 5799 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 359
Poultry: 4317
Swine: 287
Sheep: 14
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 143

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 4
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 10
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 4
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 2
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
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: 1
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 3
Long Haul Couriers: 3
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 3
Miners: 3
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 3
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 4
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 5
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 4

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 2
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
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 15
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 7
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 6
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 5
Needleworkers: 4
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 7
Spinners: 3
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: 4
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

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

450 of Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

874 of Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 115 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè was struck by a devistating earthquake. The quake brought ruin to Jîlên-vêi Dêtîkè, which lost 234 people, 259 livestock, and 56 buildings in the earthquake. The day of the quake is remembered by many as Torment's Day.