Large City: Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè
Example Iron Elvish architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Nonerinlume County
Region	Zih Věz Heathland
Founded	1524
Community Leader	City Manager Goenes
Area	273 km² (109 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	19°C (66°F)
Average Elevation	1140 m (3740 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	242 cm/y (95 in/y)
Population	64803
Population Density	237 people per km² (594 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Elven High Magic
Naming
Native name	Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè
Pronunciation	/sɪ̞v/ /ˈg̃eqɘ/
Direct Translation	[sentence] [birth]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè (/sɪ̞v/ /ˈg̃eqɘ/ [sentence] [birth]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Nonerinlume County of the Union of Engineers.

The name Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè is derived from the Dwarven language, as Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè was founded by Důhits, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè receives an average of 242 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè covers an area of nearly 273 km² (109 mi²), and an average elevation of 1140 m (3740 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1524, by Důhits. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè is no diffrent. The city'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.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive paverstone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The Relic of the World That Was have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

The city shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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 Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's parks.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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.

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

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

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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. Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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 Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè 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

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

The Shredskin near Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves line dance to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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: 130
Farmers: 190
Farm Laborer: 341
Hunters: 240
Milk Maids: 166
Ranchers: 84
Ranch Hands: 164
Shepherds: 170

Farmland: 259212 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 16200
Poultry: 194409
Swine: 12960
Sheep: 648
Goats: 129
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 6480

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 132
Blacksmiths: 162
Bookbinders: 81
Buckle-makers: 85
Cabinetmakers: 144
Candlemakers: 209
Carpenters: 193
Clothmakers: 185
Coach and Harness Makers: 66
Coopers: 180
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 90
Copyists: 61
Cutlers: 53
Fabricworkers: 137
Farrier: 392
Furriers: 42
Glassworkers: 231
Gunsmiths: 145
Harness-Makers: 63
Hatters: 130
Hosiery Workers: 46
Jewelers: 75
Leatherwrights: 158
Locksmiths: 65
Matchstick makers: 104
Musical Instrument Makers: 95
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 83
Paper Workers: 95
Plasterers: 90
Pursemakers: 106
Roofers: 66
Ropemakers: 62
Rugmakers: 62
Saddlers: 127
Scabbardmakers: 136
Scalemakers: 68
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 42
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 63
Shoemakers: 62
Soap and Tallow Workers: 227
Tailors: 350
Tanners: 81
Upholsterers: 92
Watchmakers: 88
Weavers: 190
Whitesmiths: 51

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 44
Arcana Sellers: 44
Beer-Sellers: 88
Booksellers: 104
Butchers: 162
Chandlers: 158
Chicken Butchers: 172
Entrepreneurs: 68
Fine Clothiers: 166
Fishmongers: 158
Florists: 39
Potion Sellers: 106
Resellers: 259
Spice Merchants: 84
Wine-sellers: 129
Wheelwright: 99
Woodsellers: 62

Service workers

Bakers: 308
Barbers: 264
Coachmen: 101
Cooks: 249
Doctors: 142
Gamekeepers: 101
Grooms: 58
Hairdressers: 240
Healers: 164
Housekeepers: 185
Housemaids: 308
House Stewards: 185
Inns: 61
Laundry maids: 120
Maidservants: 240
Nursery Maids: 124
Pastrycooks: 190
Restaurateur: 281
Tavern Keepers: 259

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 90
Bleachers: 60
Chemical Workers: 36
Coal Heavers: 127
In-Town Couriers: 147
Long Haul Couriers: 150
Dockyard Workers: 135
Gas Workers: 31
Hay Merchants: 56
Leech Collectors: 168
Millers: 150
Miners: 137
Oilmen and Polishers: 98
Postmen: 140
Pure Finder: 85
Skinners: 185
Sugar Refiners: 37
Tosher: 99
Warehousemen: 209
Watercarriers: 142
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 209

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 84
Alchemist: 103
Clerk: 135
Dentists: 67
Educators: 193
Engineers: 93
Gardeners: 68
Mages: 46
Plumbers: 69
Pharmacist: 78
Professors: 28
Scientists: 48
Wizards: 27

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 61
Bankers: 96
Civil Clerks: 158
Civic Iudex: 72
Consultants: 42
Exorcist: 150
Fixers: 76
Kami Clerk: 121
Landlords: 130
Lawyers: 80
Legend Keepers: 108
Militia Officers: 432
Monks, Monastic: 209
Monks, Civic: 209
Historian, Oral: 162
Historian, Textual: 78
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 137
Priests: 294
Rangers: 84
Rat Catchers: 100
Scholars: 101
Spiritualist: 122
Slayers: 35
Storytellers: 254
Military Officers: 216

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 196
Comfort Services: 240
Enchanters: 71
Herbalists: 73
Jaminators: 196
Needleworkers: 209
Potters: 115
Preserve Makers: 209
Quilters: 88
Seamsters: 324
Spinners: 180
Tinker: 73
Weaver: 162

Artists

Actors: 67
Architects: 25
Bards: 101
Costumers: 39
Dancers: 72
Drafters: 43
Engravers: 52
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 32
Glaziers: 68
Inlayers: 64
Musicians: 185
Painters, Art: 33
Playwrights: 65
Sculptors, Art: 56
Wood Carvers: 231
Writers: 202

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 223
Canners: 190
Cheesmakers: 216
Ice Merchants: 28
Millers: 124
Picklers: 109
Smokers: 83
Stockmakers: 72
Tobacconists: 106
Tallowmakers: 135

24156 of Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

37407 of Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3240 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè’s streets.

Due to a magical anomaly, Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè was attacked by a slaver gang capable of fielding large forces. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè lost 257 people, 198 livestock, and 48 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 46, when members of Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's militia enacted an operation to locate a particular irregulars group. The operation was complicated by extremely hostile wildlife which took many out of action. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in defeat for Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Lêfk-g̈eqê Îè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.