Town: Yidovî-shëje Fêqê

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Lîsithapíe Zone
Region	Læn Věfijĭ Moorland
Founded	949
Community Leader	City Manager Êrê Shêgèqth
Area	5 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	30°C (86°F)
Average Elevation	3040 m (9973 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	181 cm/y (71 in/y)
Population	1372
Population Density	274 people per km² (686 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Chronomancy
Naming
Native name	Yidovî-shëje Fêqê
Pronunciation	/jiˈdovɪ/ /ˈʃëʤe/
Direct Translation	[dangerous] [tie]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê (/jiˈdovɪ/ /ˈʃëʤe/ [dangerous] [tie]) is a subtropical Town located in the Lîsithapíe Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Yidovî-shëje Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Yidovî-shëje Fêqê was founded by Lorraine Zlkèdo, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Yidovî-shëje Fêqê receives an average of 181 cm/y (71 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Yidovî-shëje Fêqê covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3040 m (9973 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê was founded durring the early 11th century, by Lorraine Zlkèdo. The establishment of Yidovî-shëje Fêqê was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Lorraine Zlkèdo struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Yidovî-shëje Fêqê as a prison colony.

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Yidovî-shëje Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature stone brick construction with most buildings posessing towers, turrets, dormers, and wide wrap-around porches. An extreem emphasis on decorative features and emblishments can be seen even on the poorest of homes and makes even the most humble of structures seem a bit regal.

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê is buildings are arranged within a network of crampt baked earthen streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Astonishigly, the somewhat suffishent are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Yidovî-shëje Fêqê gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Yidovî-shëje Fêqê makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê 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 Yidovî-shëje Fêqê. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Yidovî-shëje Fêqê's parks.

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

Yidovî-shëje 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.

Yidovî-shëje 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.

Yidovî-shëje 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.

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

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê 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 Town. Yidovî-shëje Fêqê's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê 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.

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê 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 Yidovî-shëje Fêqê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Yidovî-shëje 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.

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

The Ghoul near Yidovî-shëje Fêqê are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Yidovî-shëje Fêqê'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 Conjuration energies of tier 3 via throat 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: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 5542 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 343
Poultry: 4116
Swine: 274
Sheep: 13
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 137

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 7
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 2
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 8
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

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

Service workers

Bakers: 9
Barbers: 5
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 6
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 4
Housemaids: 8
House Stewards: 4
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 5
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 5

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

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

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 7
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 6
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 5
Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 5
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 3
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 4
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 5
Spinners: 4
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 5
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 2

420 of Yidovî-shëje Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

911 of Yidovî-shëje Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 41 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Yidovî-shëje Fêqê is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

History

The the an amulet of Truename Magic, an an amulet imbued with potent amounts of Truename Magic energies was created in Yidovî-shëje Fêqê by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.