Mev-sheyë Fêqê

Mev-sheyë Fêqê (/ˈkëha/ /ˈʃejë/ [vague; ambiguous] [comedy]) is a subtropical Town located in the Sihîlêsê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Mev-sheyë Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Mev-sheyë Fêqê was founded by Kelëd Èbreshê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Mev-sheyë Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Mev-sheyë Fêqê receives an average of 274 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Mev-sheyë Fêqê covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6132 m (20118 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mev-sheyë Fêqê was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1236, by Kelëd Èbreshê. The establishment of Mev-sheyë Fêqê suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Mev-sheyë Fêqê which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Mev-sheyë Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mev-sheyë Fêqê 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.

Mev-sheyë Fêqê is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious paverstone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Unfortuantly, these robustly designed timber walls are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Mev-sheyë Fêqê 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. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Mev-sheyë 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.

Mev-sheyë 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.

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

Mev-sheyë Fêqê has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Mev-sheyë 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.

Cultural Notes

Mev-sheyë Fêqê's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is recurring in Mev-sheyë Fêqê.

The Azer near Mev-sheyë Fêqê are known to be quite timid.

Mev-sheyë Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Mev-sheyë Fêqê Census Data: Year 2000

373 of Mev-sheyë Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 80 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 61 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

756 of Mev-sheyë Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 72 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Mev-sheyë Fêqê since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

Mev-sheyë Fêqê is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a dragon and brought its hoard to Mev-sheyë Fêqê, where it was shared with all. Mev-sheyë Fêqê's militia's elite squad is named after .

History