Sëm-ama Ratê

Sëm-ama Ratê (/cɘ/ /ˈama/ [coral] [terror]) is a temperate Large City located in the Bëmtlaci Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Sëm-ama Ratê is derived from the Sylvin language, as Sëm-ama Ratê was founded by Hêl, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Sëm-ama Ratê has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Sëm-ama Ratê receives an average of 281 cm/y (110 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Sëm-ama Ratê covers an area of nearly 226 km² (90 mi²), and an average elevation of 850 m (2788 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Sëm-ama Ratê was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1315, by Hêl. 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 Hêl.

Sëm-ama Ratê was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sëm-ama Ratê is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Sëm-ama Ratê is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of narrow packed earth streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Unfortuantly, these would-be-castle fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Sëm-ama Ratê, 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

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

Sëm-ama Ratê has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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 Sëm-ama Ratê. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Sëm-ama Ratê's parks.

Sëm-ama Ratê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Sëm-ama Ratê.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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.

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

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

Sëm-ama Ratê 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.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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.

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

Sëm-ama Ratê has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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. Sëm-ama Ratê's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Sëm-ama Ratê's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Sëm-ama Ratê has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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 Sëm-ama Ratê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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.

Sëm-ama Ratê 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

Sëm-ama Ratê'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 Sëm-ama Ratê all of the cats speak the local language with prefect diction.

The Magmin near Sëm-ama Ratê are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Sëm-ama Ratê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via divine sermons.

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.

Sëm-ama Ratê Census Data: Year 2000

20183 of Sëm-ama Ratê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1068 work in Agriculture
• 4537 work as Craftsmen
• 1599 work as Merchants
• 3079 work as Service Workers
• 2052 work as General Laborers
• 833 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3010 work as Civil Servants
• 1759 work in Cottage Industries
• 1162 work as Artists
• 1084 work in Produce Industries

31454 of Sëm-ama Ratê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1596 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Sëm-ama Ratê is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

The the a cloak of Conjuration, an a cloak imbued with potent amounts of Conjuration energies was created near Sëm-ama Ratê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History