Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè (/ˈsep˔ɘ/ /ˈʤɘθi/ [basic] [comment]) is a subtropical City located in the Yêmëcê Zone of the Engineer's Guild.
The name Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè is derived from the Goblin language, as Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè was founded by Trêrthèj, who was culturaly Iron Elf.
Climate
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè receives an average of 265 cm/y (104 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè covers an area of nearly 41 km2 (16 mi2), and an average elevation of 3028 m (9934 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè was founded durring the early 10th century, by Trêrthèj. 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 Trêrthèj.
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè is buildings are located arround a single broad cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The perhapse unnessisarily well built defences has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.
Right off the bat Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.
Civic Infrastructure
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.
Sepíê-jêthi 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 Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè's parks.
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè.
Sepíê-jêthi 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.
Sepíê-jêthi 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.
Sepíê-jêthi 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.
Sepíê-jêthi 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.
Sepíê-jêthi 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.
Sepíê-jêthi 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.
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.
Sepíê-jêthi 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. Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè's grid is powered by mana accumulators.
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè 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.
Sepíê-jêthi 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 Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè's natural decorations nor waterways.
Sepíê-jêthi 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.
Sepíê-jêthi 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.
Sepíê-jêthi 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
A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.
In Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè birds speak prophesy.
The Shredskin near Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè are known to be quite timid.
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 via singing.
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: 17
Farmers: 25
Farm Laborer: 53
Hunters: 38
Milk Maids: 24
Ranchers: 12
Ranch Hands: 27
Shepherds: 22
Farmland: 38724 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 2420
Poultry: 29043
Swine: 1936
Sheep: 96
Goats: 19
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 968
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 19
Blacksmiths: 23
Bookbinders: 11
Buckle-makers: 13
Cabinetmakers: 23
Candlemakers: 31
Carpenters: 29
Clothmakers: 25
Coach and Harness Makers: 10
Coopers: 26
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 13
Copyists: 9
Cutlers: 7
Fabricworkers: 20
Farrier: 55
Furriers: 6
Glassworkers: 35
Gunsmiths: 22
Harness-Makers: 9
Hatters: 19
Hosiery Workers: 6
Jewelers: 10
Leatherwrights: 23
Locksmiths: 9
Matchstick makers: 14
Musical Instrument Makers: 14
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 11
Paper Workers: 14
Plasterers: 12
Pursemakers: 17
Roofers: 9
Ropemakers: 9
Rugmakers: 9
Saddlers: 18
Scabbardmakers: 21
Scalemakers: 10
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 6
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 9
Shoemakers: 9
Soap and Tallow Workers: 33
Tailors: 55
Tanners: 11
Upholsterers: 14
Watchmakers: 13
Weavers: 28
Whitesmiths: 7
Merchants
Adventuring Goods Retellers: 6
Arcana Sellers: 6
Beer-Sellers: 13
Booksellers: 15
Butchers: 24
Chandlers: 26
Chicken Butchers: 27
Entrepreneurs: 9
Fine Clothiers: 23
Fishmongers: 26
Florists: 5
Potion Sellers: 17
Resellers: 34
Spice Merchants: 13
Wine-sellers: 20
Wheelwright: 15
Woodsellers: 9
Service workers
Bakers: 53
Barbers: 47
Coachmen: 14
Cooks: 35
Doctors: 19
Gamekeepers: 15
Grooms: 8
Hairdressers: 35
Healers: 25
Housekeepers: 26
Housemaids: 46
House Stewards: 29
Inns: 9
Laundry maids: 18
Maidservants: 33
Nursery Maids: 17
Pastrycooks: 35
Restaurateur: 38
Tavern Keepers: 44
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 13
Bleachers: 8
Chemical Workers: 5
Coal Heavers: 19
In-Town Couriers: 22
Long Haul Couriers: 23
Dockyard Workers: 19
Gas Workers: 4
Hay Merchants: 8
Leech Collectors: 25
Millers: 25
Miners: 22
Oilmen and Polishers: 16
Postmen: 23
Pure Finder: 12
Skinners: 32
Sugar Refiners: 5
Tosher: 15
Warehousemen: 31
Watercarriers: 20
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 29
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 11
Alchemist: 14
Clerk: 18
Dentists: 9
Educators: 29
Engineers: 14
Gardeners: 9
Mages: 7
Plumbers: 10
Pharmacist: 12
Professors: 4
Scientists: 7
Wizards: 4
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 9
Bankers: 13
Civil Clerks: 23
Civic Iudex: 10
Consultants: 6
Exorcist: 21
Fixers: 11
Kami Clerk: 17
Landlords: 18
Lawyers: 11
Legend Keepers: 16
Militia Officers: 80
Monks, Monastic: 32
Monks, Civic: 29
Historian, Oral: 23
Historian, Textual: 11
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 21
Priests: 46
Rangers: 13
Rat Catchers: 15
Scholars: 15
Spiritualist: 17
Slayers: 5
Storytellers: 35
Military Officers: 32
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 24
Comfort Services: 40
Enchanters: 10
Herbalists: 11
Jaminators: 32
Needleworkers: 32
Potters: 16
Preserve Makers: 28
Quilters: 13
Seamsters: 53
Spinners: 30
Tinker: 10
Weaver: 25
Artists
Actors: 10
Architects: 3
Bards: 15
Costumers: 5
Dancers: 11
Drafters: 6
Engravers: 7
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 4
Glaziers: 10
Inlayers: 9
Musicians: 29
Painters, Art: 4
Playwrights: 9
Sculptors, Art: 8
Wood Carvers: 37
Writers: 37
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 31
Canners: 29
Cheesmakers: 30
Ice Merchants: 4
Millers: 21
Picklers: 14
Smokers: 12
Stockmakers: 11
Tobacconists: 15
Tallowmakers: 23
3602 of Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
201 work in Agriculture
796 work as Craftsmen
288 work as Merchants
546 work as Service Workers
376 work as General Laborers
148 work as Skilled Laborers
529 work as Civil Servants
324 work in Cottage Industries
204 work as Artists
190 work in Produce Industries
5402 of Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 677 (7%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.
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History
The the a mail collar of Chronomancy, an a mail collar imbued with notable amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Sepíê-jêthi Sêdè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.