Small City: Lëo-mëcê Ratê

Lëo-mëcê Ratê
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Mèrevaqêyê Zone
Region	Pekskirokhonolo Heath
Founded	938
Community Leader	Lord Ga̋ńch Gōw̄y 'Brandi Red' Ermpfē Yōsh Hä̂f̄
Area	11 km² (4 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	26°C (78°F)
Average Elevation	834 m (2736 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	284 cm/y (111 in/y)
Population	2785
Population Density	253 people per km² (696 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Charm
Naming
Native name	Lëo-mëcê Ratê
Pronunciation	/ˈlëo/ /ˈmëcɘ/
Direct Translation	[gray] [raft]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Lëo-mëcê Ratê (/ˈlëo/ /ˈmëcɘ/ [gray] [raft]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Mèrevaqêyê Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Lëo-mëcê Ratê is derived from the Goblin language, as Lëo-mëcê Ratê was founded by Gareshê, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Lëo-mëcê Ratê has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 22°C (71°F). Lëo-mëcê Ratê receives an average of 284 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Lëo-mëcê Ratê covers an area of nearly 11 km² (4 mi²), and an average elevation of 834 m (2736 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lëo-mëcê Ratê was founded durring the early 10th century, by Gareshê. The establishment of Lëo-mëcê Ratê suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt cobblestone streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The perhapse unnessisarily well built defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Lëo-mëcê Ratê gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Lëo-mëcê Ratê can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Lëo-mëcê Ratê places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Lëo-mëcê Ratê has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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 Lëo-mëcê Ratê. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Lëo-mëcê Ratê's parks.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Lëo-mëcê Ratê.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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.

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

Lëo-mëcê Ratê possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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 Lëo-mëcê Ratê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê 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

Lëo-mëcê Ratê's garrison 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 Lëo-mëcê Ratê sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

Lëo-mëcê Ratê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves line dance to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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: 4
Farmers: 8
Farm Laborer: 14
Hunters: 9
Milk Maids: 6
Ranchers: 3
Ranch Hands: 7
Shepherds: 7

Farmland: 11307 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 696
Poultry: 8355
Swine: 557
Sheep: 27
Goats: 5
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 278

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 5
Blacksmiths: 6
Bookbinders: 3
Buckle-makers: 3
Cabinetmakers: 5
Candlemakers: 9
Carpenters: 8
Clothmakers: 7
Coach and Harness Makers: 3
Coopers: 7
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 3
Copyists: 2
Cutlers: 2
Fabricworkers: 6
Farrier: 16
Furriers: 1
Glassworkers: 9
Gunsmiths: 5
Harness-Makers: 2
Hatters: 5
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 3
Leatherwrights: 7
Locksmiths: 2
Matchstick makers: 4
Musical Instrument Makers: 3
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 3
Paper Workers: 4
Plasterers: 3
Pursemakers: 4
Roofers: 2
Ropemakers: 2
Rugmakers: 2
Saddlers: 5
Scabbardmakers: 6
Scalemakers: 2
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 2
Shoemakers: 2
Soap and Tallow Workers: 10
Tailors: 15
Tanners: 3
Upholsterers: 4
Watchmakers: 3
Weavers: 8
Whitesmiths: 2

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
Arcana Sellers: 1
Beer-Sellers: 3
Booksellers: 4
Butchers: 7
Chandlers: 7
Chicken Butchers: 8
Entrepreneurs: 2
Fine Clothiers: 7
Fishmongers: 6
Florists: 1
Potion Sellers: 4
Resellers: 10
Spice Merchants: 3
Wine-sellers: 5
Wheelwright: 4
Woodsellers: 2

Service workers

Bakers: 11
Barbers: 14
Coachmen: 3
Cooks: 13
Doctors: 5
Gamekeepers: 4
Grooms: 2
Hairdressers: 8
Healers: 6
Housekeepers: 8
Housemaids: 18
House Stewards: 8
Inns: 2
Laundry maids: 5
Maidservants: 9
Nursery Maids: 5
Pastrycooks: 10
Restaurateur: 11
Tavern Keepers: 11

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 4
Bleachers: 2
Chemical Workers: 1
Coal Heavers: 5
In-Town Couriers: 6
Long Haul Couriers: 6
Dockyard Workers: 5
Gas Workers: 1
Hay Merchants: 2
Leech Collectors: 7
Millers: 6
Miners: 6
Oilmen and Polishers: 4
Postmen: 6
Pure Finder: 3
Skinners: 7
Sugar Refiners: 1
Tosher: 4
Warehousemen: 9
Watercarriers: 5
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 7

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 3
Alchemist: 4
Clerk: 5
Dentists: 2
Educators: 8
Engineers: 4
Gardeners: 2
Mages: 2
Plumbers: 3
Pharmacist: 3
Professors: 1
Scientists: 2
Wizards: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 2
Bankers: 4
Civil Clerks: 6
Civic Iudex: 3
Consultants: 1
Exorcist: 6
Fixers: 3
Kami Clerk: 5
Landlords: 5
Lawyers: 3
Legend Keepers: 4
Militia Officers: 25
Monks, Monastic: 9
Monks, Civic: 8
Historian, Oral: 6
Historian, Textual: 3
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 6
Priests: 11
Rangers: 3
Rat Catchers: 4
Scholars: 4
Spiritualist: 4
Slayers: 1
Storytellers: 11
Military Officers: 8

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 7
Comfort Services: 11
Enchanters: 3
Herbalists: 3
Jaminators: 9
Needleworkers: 8
Potters: 4
Preserve Makers: 7
Quilters: 4
Seamsters: 15
Spinners: 7
Tinker: 3
Weaver: 7

Artists

Actors: 3
Architects: 1
Bards: 4
Costumers: 1
Dancers: 3
Drafters: 1
Engravers: 2
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 1
Glaziers: 2
Inlayers: 2
Musicians: 7
Painters, Art: 1
Playwrights: 3
Sculptors, Art: 2
Wood Carvers: 7
Writers: 11

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 9
Canners: 7
Cheesmakers: 9
Ice Merchants: 1
Millers: 6
Picklers: 4
Smokers: 3
Stockmakers: 3
Tobacconists: 4
Tallowmakers: 6

965 of Lëo-mëcê Ratê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

1737 of Lëo-mëcê Ratê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 83 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lëo-mëcê Ratê is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

History

The the a Poleyn of Enchantment, an a Poleyn imbued with notable amounts of Enchantment energies was created in Len Castle by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.