Town: Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Ineg̈èsho Zone
Region	Memimojie Forest
Founded	1376
Community Leader	City Manager Glegfèj Trêtëm
Area	5 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation	1786 m (5859 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	280 cm/y (110 in/y)
Population	1375
Population Density	275 people per km² (687 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Illusion
Naming
Native name	Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê
Pronunciation	/qëˈgajɘ/ /ˈihɘ ˈɘfɘ/
Direct Translation	[guilty] [throat]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê (/qëˈgajɘ/ /ˈihɘ ˈɘfɘ/ [guilty] [throat]) is a temperate Town located in the Ineg̈èsho Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê was founded by Peradon Shonhêpí, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê receives an average of 280 cm/y (110 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1786 m (5859 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1376, by Peradon Shonhêpí. The establishment of Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê is no diffrent. The town'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.

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê is is constructed arround a series of broad paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Astonishigly, the failry decent fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. 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 just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. 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. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Mêndës-ihê Êfê 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.

Mêndës-ihê Êfê 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.

Mêndës-ihê Êfê 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.

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

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Mêndës-ihê Êfê 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 Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mêndës-ihê Êfê 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.

Mêndës-ihê Êfê 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

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves line dance to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via throat chanting.

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: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 5
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 4
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 5541 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 343
Poultry: 4125
Swine: 275
Sheep: 13
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 137

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 5
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 3
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: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 2
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 7
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 2
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

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: 6
Barbers: 6
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 6
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 5
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 5
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 6

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: 2
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: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1
Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

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

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 5
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 4
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 4
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 7
Spinners: 4
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: 4
Cheesmakers: 5
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 3

437 of Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

883 of Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 55 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last (15790 % 6)+1 years has greatly spiked Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê. One of Mêndës-ihê Êfê Fêqê's local festivals commemorates this miracle.