Town: Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Yêmëcê Zone
Region	Sprupozage Moor
Founded	1639
Community Leader	City Manager Snoctîj Èlêm
Area	5 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	22°C (71°F)
Average Elevation	4830 m (15846 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	264 cm/y (103 in/y)
Population	1192
Population Density	238 people per km² (596 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Necromancy
Naming
Native name	Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê
Pronunciation	/ji/ /qèˈlɘsɘ/
Direct Translation	[even; flat] [ginger]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê (/ji/ /qèˈlɘsɘ/ [even; flat] [ginger]) is a subtropical Town located in the Yêmëcê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê was founded by Tsèsil Brëkê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê receives an average of 264 cm/y (103 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4830 m (15846 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê was founded durring the early 17th century in late winter of the year 1639, by Tsèsil Brëkê. The establishment of Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Tsèsil Brëkê struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê as a prison colony.

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê is buildings are located arround a single premissive flagstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Astonishigly, the frontieer-style defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê 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 town 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

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê.

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê 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.

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

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê 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.

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê 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.

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

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê 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.

Cultural Notes

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê's mayor's house 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 Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Vodyanoi near Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Chronomancy 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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 3
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 2

Farmland: 4839 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 298
Poultry: 3576
Swine: 238
Sheep: 11
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 119

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 6
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 6
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 2
Fishmongers: 2
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 1
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 6
Barbers: 5
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 1
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 3
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 7
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 2
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 1
Postmen: 2
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 3
Tosher: 1
Warehousemen: 4
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 8
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 5
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 2

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 3
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 4
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 1
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 2

362 of Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

735 of Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 95 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Yi-qèlêsê Fêqê. was immortalized in song for this deed.