Large Town: Lêlë-jilî Fêqê

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Sëcëngêki Zone
Region	Jt-33w Lǐn Holt
Founded	1623
Community Leader	City Manager Urgata Dyêgfêth
Area	7 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	20°C (68°F)
Average Elevation	1636 m (5367 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	229 cm/y (90 in/y)
Population	1707
Population Density	243 people per km² (853 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Abjuration
Naming
Native name	Lêlë-jilî Fêqê
Pronunciation	/ˈlɘlë/ /ˈʤilɪ/
Direct Translation	[serial] [lobster]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê (/ˈlɘlë/ /ˈʤilɪ/ [serial] [lobster]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Sëcëngêki Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Lêlë-jilî Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Lêlë-jilî Fêqê was founded by Ch́aych Ênmèdsí, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Lêlë-jilî Fêqê receives an average of 229 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Lêlë-jilî Fêqê covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1636 m (5367 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê was founded durring the early 17th century in late spring of the year 1623, by Ch́aych Ênmèdsí. The establishment of Lêlë-jilî Fêqê was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Ch́aych Ênmèdsí struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Lêlë-jilî Fêqê as a prison colony.

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

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê is is constructed arround a semi-circular restrictive gravel mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's frontieer-style defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Lêlë-jilî 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.

Lêlë-jilî 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.

Lêlë-jilî 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.

Lêlë-jilî 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.

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

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê 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 Town. Lêlë-jilî Fêqê's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Lêlë-jilî 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 Lêlë-jilî Fêqê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê 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.

Lêlë-jilî 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.

Lêlë-jilî 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

While Lêlë-jilî Fêqê has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê's town hall 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Lêlë-jilî Fêqê.

The Wolpertinger near Lêlë-jilî Fêqê are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Lêlë-jilî Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves performance art to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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: 5
Milk Maids: 4
Ranchers: 2
Ranch Hands: 4
Shepherds: 4

Farmland: 6930 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 426
Poultry: 5121
Swine: 341
Sheep: 17
Goats: 3
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 170

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 3
Blacksmiths: 4
Bookbinders: 2
Buckle-makers: 2
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 5
Carpenters: 5
Clothmakers: 4
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 4
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 2
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 11
Furriers: 1
Glassworkers: 6
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 3
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 4
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: 3
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 6
Tailors: 8
Tanners: 2
Upholsterers: 2
Watchmakers: 2
Weavers: 5
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

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

Service workers

Bakers: 8
Barbers: 8
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 8
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 5
Healers: 4
Housekeepers: 5
Housemaids: 9
House Stewards: 4
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 3
Maidservants: 6
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 5
Restaurateur: 7
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: 4
Pure Finder: 2
Skinners: 5
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 6
Watercarriers: 4
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: 2
Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 2
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Consultants: 1
Exorcist: 3
Fixers: 2
Kami Clerk: 3
Landlords: 3
Lawyers: 2
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 15
Monks, Monastic: 5
Monks, Civic: 5
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 8
Rangers: 2
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 3
Storytellers: 6
Military Officers: 5

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 6
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 6
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 4
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 10
Spinners: 4
Tinker: 2
Weaver: 4

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Costumers: 1
Dancers: 2
Drafters: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 6
Writers: 6

Produce Industries

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

551 of Lêlë-jilî Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

1071 of Lêlë-jilî Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 85 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

History

The the an amulet of Truename Magic, an an amulet imbued with potent amounts of Truename Magic energies was created in Lêlë-jilî Fêqê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.