Rîfê-cêharafî Ye

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye (/ˈrɪfɘ/ /ˌcɘhaˈrafɪ/ [weak; fragile] [subtlety]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Erimymeseri County of the Union of Engineers.

The name Rîfê-cêharafî Ye is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Rîfê-cêharafî Ye was founded by Moctîj, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Rîfê-cêharafî Ye receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Rîfê-cêharafî Ye covers an area of nearly 273 km² (109 mi²), and an average elevation of 1050 m (3444 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye was founded durring the early 16th century in fall of the year 1525, by Moctîj. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye is buildings are built arround a single restrictive split-log ties mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye 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. Rîfê-cêharafî Ye ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the city one can see abandoned schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

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

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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. Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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 Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's natural decorations nor waterways.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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.

Rîfê-cêharafî 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

The locals have cut a deal with some unspeakable entity, trading some form of tribute (benign of horrific) in exchange for the being’s forbearance or assistance. Outsiders may be ignorant of the bargain, or they may know that the community is in thrall but be too fearful of its master to take action against them. The creature likely serves as a protector as well as a tyrant, so the locals may be content with the deal even if it doesn’t offer any further inducement or aid.

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Rîfê-cêharafî Ye rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Snake, Viper near Rîfê-cêharafî Ye are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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.

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye Census Data: Year 2000

24143 of Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1297 work in Agriculture
• 5516 work as Craftsmen
• 1967 work as Merchants
• 3636 work as Service Workers
• 2526 work as General Laborers
• 988 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3456 work as Civil Servants
• 2197 work in Cottage Industries
• 1322 work as Artists
• 1238 work in Produce Industries

38014 of Rîfê-cêharafî Ye's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2589 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Rîfê-cêharafî Ye is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

The the a rowboat of Conjuration, an a rowboat imbued with notable amounts of Conjuration energies was created near Ra Ke̜ Qo̠ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History