The name Tëng-tênêno Sêdè is derived from the Sylvin language, as Tëng-tênêno Sêdè was founded by Mlelîm, who was culturaly Iron Elf.
Climate
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Tëng-tênêno Sêdè receives an average of 247 cm/y (97 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Tëng-tênêno Sêdè covers an area of nearly 204 km2 (81 mi2), and an average elevation of 2002 m (6568 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1136, by Mlelîm. The establishment of Tëng-tênêno Sêdè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Mlelîm electing to pay people to resettle in Tëng-tênêno Sêdè.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tëng-tênêno Sêdè is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè is is constructed arround a series of broad cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. 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.
A look around Tëng-tênêno Sêdè makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It’s a quiet city filled with closed scriptoriums, people quietly yet dejectedly reading in isolated places around town, and the occasional book laying in a heap of garbage.
Civic Infrastructure
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.
Tëng-tênêno 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 Tëng-tênêno Sêdè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's parks.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Tëng-tênêno Sêdè.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.
Tëng-tênêno 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. Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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 Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's natural decorations nor waterways.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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.
Tëng-tênêno 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
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.
In Tëng-tênêno Sêdè yeast remains dormant.
The Wolpertinger near Tëng-tênêno Sêdè are known to be quite timid.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves reenactments to channel Abjuration 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.
Agriculture
Dairy Farmers: 86
Farmers: 137
Farm Laborer: 300
Hunters: 165
Milk Maids: 133
Ranchers: 62
Ranch Hands: 143
Shepherds: 129
Farmland: 193838 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 12024
Poultry: 144297
Swine: 9619
Sheep: 480
Goats: 96
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 4809
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 98
Blacksmiths: 106
Bookbinders: 60
Buckle-makers: 68
Cabinetmakers: 109
Candlemakers: 165
Carpenters: 143
Clothmakers: 129
Coach and Harness Makers: 50
Coopers: 120
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 71
Copyists: 48
Cutlers: 40
Fabricworkers: 111
Farrier: 259
Furriers: 30
Glassworkers: 171
Gunsmiths: 105
Harness-Makers: 46
Hatters: 97
Hosiery Workers: 34
Jewelers: 54
Leatherwrights: 111
Locksmiths: 48
Matchstick makers: 78
Musical Instrument Makers: 71
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 59
Paper Workers: 71
Plasterers: 66
Pursemakers: 77
Roofers: 50
Ropemakers: 49
Rugmakers: 46
Saddlers: 89
Scabbardmakers: 101
Scalemakers: 49
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 31
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 46
Shoemakers: 47
Soap and Tallow Workers: 168
Tailors: 291
Tanners: 57
Upholsterers: 70
Watchmakers: 64
Weavers: 137
Whitesmiths: 39
Merchants
Adventuring Goods Retellers: 33
Arcana Sellers: 33
Beer-Sellers: 64
Booksellers: 75
Butchers: 129
Chandlers: 137
Chicken Butchers: 135
Entrepreneurs: 51
Fine Clothiers: 126
Fishmongers: 114
Florists: 29
Potion Sellers: 80
Resellers: 209
Spice Merchants: 62
Wine-sellers: 96
Wheelwright: 80
Woodsellers: 46
Service workers
Bakers: 253
Barbers: 196
Coachmen: 66
Cooks: 171
Doctors: 103
Gamekeepers: 77
Grooms: 43
Hairdressers: 160
Healers: 124
Housekeepers: 133
Housemaids: 240
House Stewards: 137
Inns: 46
Laundry maids: 92
Maidservants: 178
Nursery Maids: 89
Pastrycooks: 155
Restaurateur: 184
Tavern Keepers: 192
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 66
Bleachers: 44
Chemical Workers: 28
Coal Heavers: 92
In-Town Couriers: 111
Long Haul Couriers: 104
Dockyard Workers: 102
Gas Workers: 23
Hay Merchants: 40
Leech Collectors: 118
Millers: 111
Miners: 117
Oilmen and Polishers: 75
Postmen: 114
Pure Finder: 60
Skinners: 150
Sugar Refiners: 28
Tosher: 72
Warehousemen: 171
Watercarriers: 101
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 129
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 62
Alchemist: 72
Clerk: 102
Dentists: 50
Educators: 124
Engineers: 71
Gardeners: 50
Mages: 35
Plumbers: 51
Pharmacist: 57
Professors: 20
Scientists: 36
Wizards: 20
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 46
Bankers: 65
Civil Clerks: 102
Civic Iudex: 53
Consultants: 30
Exorcist: 117
Fixers: 58
Kami Clerk: 93
Landlords: 95
Lawyers: 59
Legend Keepers: 84
Militia Officers: 400
Monks, Monastic: 141
Monks, Civic: 145
Historian, Oral: 106
Historian, Textual: 57
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 106
Priests: 229
Rangers: 63
Rat Catchers: 72
Scholars: 76
Spiritualist: 92
Slayers: 27
Storytellers: 196
Military Officers: 178
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 141
Comfort Services: 209
Enchanters: 54
Herbalists: 53
Jaminators: 150
Needleworkers: 155
Potters: 75
Preserve Makers: 141
Quilters: 69
Seamsters: 267
Spinners: 141
Tinker: 51
Weaver: 133
Artists
Actors: 51
Architects: 18
Bards: 77
Costumers: 29
Dancers: 56
Drafters: 31
Engravers: 39
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 23
Glaziers: 50
Inlayers: 47
Musicians: 133
Painters, Art: 24
Playwrights: 51
Sculptors, Art: 42
Wood Carvers: 184
Writers: 165
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 165
Canners: 126
Cheesmakers: 160
Ice Merchants: 21
Millers: 94
Picklers: 78
Smokers: 59
Stockmakers: 54
Tobacconists: 71
Tallowmakers: 104
18123 of Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
1069 work in Agriculture
4029 work as Craftsmen
1499 work as Merchants
2639 work as Service Workers
1856 work as General Laborers
750 work as Skilled Laborers
2690 work as Civil Servants
1639 work in Cottage Industries
1020 work as Artists
932 work in Produce Industries
28053 of Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1923 (4%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.
Tëng-tênêno Sêdè is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.
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History
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami granted the town a great harvest. One of Tëng-tênêno Sêdè's local festivals commemorates this miracle.