Large City: Pithêfk-cie Sêdè

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Lëcêngthëvi Zone
Region	Yìmov Nolyèlěkhka Grasslands
Founded	1514
Community Leader	Lord Belnyl
Area	244 km² (97 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	28°C (82°F)
Average Elevation	5114 m (16778 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	286 cm/y (112 in/y)
Population	57700
Population Density	236 people per km² (594 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Abjuration
Naming
Native name	Pithêfk-cie Sêdè
Pronunciation	/ˈcëʃo/ /ˈcie/
Direct Translation	[loose; easy] [fashion]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè (/ˈcëʃo/ /ˈcie/ [loose; easy] [fashion]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Lëcêngthëvi Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Pithêfk-cie Sêdè is derived from the Sylvin language, as Pithêfk-cie Sêdè was founded by Belnyl, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Pithêfk-cie Sêdè receives an average of 286 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Pithêfk-cie Sêdè covers an area of nearly 244 km² (97 mi²), and an average elevation of 5114 m (16778 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1514, by Belnyl. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Belnyl.

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Pithêfk-cie Sêdè 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.

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive paverstone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block 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 Pithêfk-cie Sêdè weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The city's budget focused millitary grade defenses are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Pithêfk-cie Sêdè ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Pithêfk-cie Sêdè as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the city brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

Pithêfk-cie 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.

Pithêfk-cie 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.

Pithêfk-cie 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.

Pithêfk-cie 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.

Pithêfk-cie 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.

Pithêfk-cie 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.

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

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Pithêfk-cie 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 Large City. Pithêfk-cie Sêdè's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Pithêfk-cie 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 Pithêfk-cie Sêdè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Pithêfk-cie 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.

Pithêfk-cie 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.

Pithêfk-cie 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.

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Pithêfk-cie Sêdè most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 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: 109
Farmers: 169
Farm Laborer: 274
Hunters: 206
Milk Maids: 160
Ranchers: 78
Ranch Hands: 153
Shepherds: 137

Farmland: 232531 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 14425
Poultry: 173100
Swine: 11540
Sheep: 577
Goats: 115
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 5770

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 122
Blacksmiths: 131
Bookbinders: 71
Buckle-makers: 73
Cabinetmakers: 134
Candlemakers: 186
Carpenters: 158
Clothmakers: 174
Coach and Harness Makers: 60
Coopers: 155
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 85
Copyists: 58
Cutlers: 48
Fabricworkers: 134
Farrier: 281
Furriers: 37
Glassworkers: 164
Gunsmiths: 121
Harness-Makers: 56
Hatters: 116
Hosiery Workers: 40
Jewelers: 67
Leatherwrights: 140
Locksmiths: 57
Matchstick makers: 86
Musical Instrument Makers: 83
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 72
Paper Workers: 76
Plasterers: 80
Pursemakers: 103
Roofers: 61
Ropemakers: 58
Rugmakers: 54
Saddlers: 103
Scabbardmakers: 126
Scalemakers: 61
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 37
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 57
Shoemakers: 54
Soap and Tallow Workers: 195
Tailors: 461
Tanners: 72
Upholsterers: 84
Watchmakers: 75
Weavers: 174
Whitesmiths: 46

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 40
Arcana Sellers: 39
Beer-Sellers: 77
Booksellers: 87
Butchers: 131
Chandlers: 147
Chicken Butchers: 162
Entrepreneurs: 59
Fine Clothiers: 151
Fishmongers: 134
Florists: 35
Potion Sellers: 91
Resellers: 262
Spice Merchants: 76
Wine-sellers: 108
Wheelwright: 94
Woodsellers: 55

Service workers

Bakers: 320
Barbers: 268
Coachmen: 81
Cooks: 250
Doctors: 126
Gamekeepers: 93
Grooms: 50
Hairdressers: 192
Healers: 146
Housekeepers: 169
Housemaids: 320
House Stewards: 155
Inns: 55
Laundry maids: 103
Maidservants: 180
Nursery Maids: 104
Pastrycooks: 192
Restaurateur: 262
Tavern Keepers: 240

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 81
Bleachers: 53
Chemical Workers: 33
Coal Heavers: 113
In-Town Couriers: 140
Long Haul Couriers: 131
Dockyard Workers: 113
Gas Workers: 28
Hay Merchants: 49
Leech Collectors: 146
Millers: 144
Miners: 140
Oilmen and Polishers: 87
Postmen: 122
Pure Finder: 75
Skinners: 186
Sugar Refiners: 33
Tosher: 93
Warehousemen: 213
Watercarriers: 116
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 164

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 77
Alchemist: 88
Clerk: 122
Dentists: 56
Educators: 149
Engineers: 82
Gardeners: 57
Mages: 44
Plumbers: 62
Pharmacist: 67
Professors: 25
Scientists: 41
Wizards: 24

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 56
Bankers: 78
Civil Clerks: 147
Civic Iudex: 66
Consultants: 37
Exorcist: 137
Fixers: 67
Kami Clerk: 116
Landlords: 109
Lawyers: 69
Legend Keepers: 96
Militia Officers: 412
Monks, Monastic: 174
Monks, Civic: 180
Historian, Oral: 134
Historian, Textual: 70
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 147
Priests: 262
Rangers: 81
Rat Catchers: 89
Scholars: 86
Spiritualist: 113
Slayers: 32
Storytellers: 217
Military Officers: 174

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 174
Comfort Services: 230
Enchanters: 64
Herbalists: 64
Jaminators: 169
Needleworkers: 198
Potters: 91
Preserve Makers: 164
Quilters: 83
Seamsters: 288
Spinners: 164
Tinker: 63
Weaver: 155

Artists

Actors: 60
Architects: 22
Bards: 91
Costumers: 34
Dancers: 69
Drafters: 36
Engravers: 46
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 28
Glaziers: 61
Inlayers: 57
Musicians: 174
Painters, Art: 29
Playwrights: 61
Sculptors, Art: 52
Wood Carvers: 180
Writers: 213

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 192
Canners: 174
Cheesmakers: 221
Ice Merchants: 25
Millers: 125
Picklers: 101
Smokers: 71
Stockmakers: 67
Tobacconists: 87
Tallowmakers: 131

21734 of Pithêfk-cie Sêdè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

34235 of Pithêfk-cie Sêdè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1731 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Pithêfk-cie Sêdè's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Pithêfk-cie Sêdè suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. Pithêfk-cie Sêdè's militia's elite squad is named after .