City: Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Trtskruppuqu Zone
Region	Ē̌lē Gǎzër Prairie
Founded	1208
Community Leader	Lord Gîbêd
Area	24 km² (9 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	29°C (84°F)
Average Elevation	8154 m (-16197 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	142 cm/y (55 in/y)
Population	5855
Population Density	243 people per km² (650 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Truename Magic
Naming
Native name	Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè
Pronunciation	/ʤɘˈjɘʃe/ /ˈbëno/
Direct Translation	[will] [author; writer]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè (/ʤɘˈjɘʃe/ /ˈbëno/ [will] [author; writer]) is a temperate City located in the Trtskruppuqu Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè is derived from the Sylvin language, as Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè was founded by Gîbêd, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè receives an average of 142 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè covers an area of nearly 24 km² (9 mi²), and an average elevation of 8154 m (-16197 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1208, by Gîbêd. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè is no diffrent. The city'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.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad baked earthen streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 city posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. Astonishigly, the budget focused millitary grade defenses are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all preforming the same rituals to bless and anoint building,s streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holysymbols is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This city certainly loves its god.

Civic Infrastructure

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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 Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè's parks.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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.

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

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

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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.

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

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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 City. Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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 Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè 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 Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

The Walking Stick, Giant near Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves drinking to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 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: 10
Farmers: 15
Farm Laborer: 27
Hunters: 22
Milk Maids: 15
Ranchers: 7
Ranch Hands: 16
Shepherds: 17

Farmland: 23478 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 1463
Poultry: 17565
Swine: 1171
Sheep: 58
Goats: 11
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 585

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 11
Blacksmiths: 12
Bookbinders: 7
Buckle-makers: 8
Cabinetmakers: 12
Candlemakers: 20
Carpenters: 18
Clothmakers: 16
Coach and Harness Makers: 6
Coopers: 14
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 8
Copyists: 5
Cutlers: 4
Fabricworkers: 13
Farrier: 40
Furriers: 3
Glassworkers: 22
Gunsmiths: 11
Harness-Makers: 5
Hatters: 10
Hosiery Workers: 4
Jewelers: 6
Leatherwrights: 13
Locksmiths: 6
Matchstick makers: 9
Musical Instrument Makers: 8
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 7
Paper Workers: 8
Plasterers: 8
Pursemakers: 10
Roofers: 6
Ropemakers: 5
Rugmakers: 5
Saddlers: 10
Scabbardmakers: 12
Scalemakers: 6
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 3
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 5
Shoemakers: 5
Soap and Tallow Workers: 17
Tailors: 40
Tanners: 7
Upholsterers: 8
Watchmakers: 7
Weavers: 17
Whitesmiths: 4

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 3
Arcana Sellers: 4
Beer-Sellers: 7
Booksellers: 9
Butchers: 15
Chandlers: 15
Chicken Butchers: 16
Entrepreneurs: 6
Fine Clothiers: 14
Fishmongers: 16
Florists: 3
Potion Sellers: 10
Resellers: 23
Spice Merchants: 7
Wine-sellers: 12
Wheelwright: 9
Woodsellers: 5

Service workers

Bakers: 34
Barbers: 24
Coachmen: 8
Cooks: 24
Doctors: 12
Gamekeepers: 9
Grooms: 5
Hairdressers: 18
Healers: 15
Housekeepers: 15
Housemaids: 34
House Stewards: 17
Inns: 5
Laundry maids: 11
Maidservants: 20
Nursery Maids: 11
Pastrycooks: 20
Restaurateur: 24
Tavern Keepers: 26

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 8
Bleachers: 5
Chemical Workers: 3
Coal Heavers: 11
In-Town Couriers: 13
Long Haul Couriers: 14
Dockyard Workers: 12
Gas Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 4
Leech Collectors: 15
Millers: 13
Miners: 13
Oilmen and Polishers: 8
Postmen: 13
Pure Finder: 7
Skinners: 17
Sugar Refiners: 3
Tosher: 9
Warehousemen: 20
Watercarriers: 12
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 17

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 7
Alchemist: 9
Clerk: 11
Dentists: 5
Educators: 15
Engineers: 8
Gardeners: 6
Mages: 4
Plumbers: 6
Pharmacist: 7
Professors: 2
Scientists: 4
Wizards: 2

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 5
Bankers: 8
Civil Clerks: 13
Civic Iudex: 6
Consultants: 3
Exorcist: 13
Fixers: 6
Kami Clerk: 11
Landlords: 10
Lawyers: 7
Legend Keepers: 9
Militia Officers: 34
Monks, Monastic: 20
Monks, Civic: 16
Historian, Oral: 12
Historian, Textual: 6
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 12
Priests: 24
Rangers: 8
Rat Catchers: 9
Scholars: 9
Spiritualist: 10
Slayers: 3
Storytellers: 20
Military Officers: 20

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 19
Comfort Services: 23
Enchanters: 6
Herbalists: 6
Jaminators: 21
Needleworkers: 18
Potters: 9
Preserve Makers: 18
Quilters: 8
Seamsters: 26
Spinners: 16
Tinker: 6
Weaver: 14

Artists

Actors: 6
Architects: 2
Bards: 9
Costumers: 3
Dancers: 6
Drafters: 3
Engravers: 4
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 2
Glaziers: 6
Inlayers: 5
Musicians: 18
Painters, Art: 3
Playwrights: 6
Sculptors, Art: 5
Wood Carvers: 23
Writers: 18

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 18
Canners: 15
Cheesmakers: 18
Ice Merchants: 2
Millers: 11
Picklers: 10
Smokers: 6
Stockmakers: 6
Tobacconists: 9
Tallowmakers: 13

2122 of Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

3558 of Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 175 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

History

The the an Armband of Charm, an an Armband imbued with notable amounts of Charm energies was created in Mëmthës-bëno Sêdè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.