Qëgayê-ele Ye

Qëgayê-ele Ye (/qëˈgajɘ/ /ˈele/ [guilty] [arrow (weapon)]) is a temperate Large City located in Îsëdèzepía County, Umenarast County, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Qëgayê-ele Ye is derived from the Sylvin language, as Qëgayê-ele Ye was founded by Feiror, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Qëgayê-ele Ye has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 23°C (73°F). Qëgayê-ele Ye receives an average of 136 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Qëgayê-ele Ye covers an area of nearly 323 km² (129 mi²), and an average elevation of 5626 m (18458 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qëgayê-ele Ye was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1267, by Feiror. The establishment of Qëgayê-ele Ye was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Feiror electing to pay people to resettle in Qëgayê-ele Ye.

Qëgayê-ele Ye was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qëgayê-ele Ye 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.

Qëgayê-ele Ye is buildings are arranged arround a single restrictive cobblestone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Qëgayê-ele Ye, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The city's Relic of the World That Was are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Qëgayê-ele Ye makes you wonder how anything ever gets done. The locals have clear, obvious rivalries with one another, as seen through clenched teeth and fake smiles. What’s more, there is a serious lack of any organization and planning in Qëgayê-ele Ye’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The city seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.

Civic Infrastructure

Qëgayê-ele Ye possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Qëgayê-ele Ye has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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 Qëgayê-ele Ye. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Qëgayê-ele Ye's parks.

Qëgayê-ele Ye has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Qëgayê-ele Ye.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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.

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

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

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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.

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

Qëgayê-ele Ye has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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. Qëgayê-ele Ye's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Qëgayê-ele Ye possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Qëgayê-ele Ye has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Qëgayê-ele Ye has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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 Qëgayê-ele Ye's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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.

Qëgayê-ele Ye 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

Qëgayê-ele Ye's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Qëgayê-ele Ye's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Qëgayê-ele Ye leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Serpentfolk near Qëgayê-ele Ye are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Qëgayê-ele Ye's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Charm energies of tier 2 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.

Qëgayê-ele Ye Census Data: Year 2000

28313 of Qëgayê-ele Ye's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1567 work in Agriculture
• 6395 work as Craftsmen
• 2312 work as Merchants
• 4262 work as Service Workers
• 2939 work as General Laborers
• 1171 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3959 work as Civil Servants
• 2638 work in Cottage Industries
• 1579 work as Artists
• 1491 work in Produce Industries

43121 of Qëgayê-ele Ye's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 4559 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qëgayê-ele Ye has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

The the a padded cloth hauberk of Illusion, an a padded cloth hauberk imbued with great amounts of Illusion energies was created in Qe Hiri Higu̹ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History