Small Town: Atè-elêtê Fêqê

Atè-elêtê Fêqê
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Vyirukrtmakha Zone
Region	Átunläg-jokol Meadows
Founded	1440
Community Leader	City Manager Vú̄̄̄ Raw̄sh 'Violet Cutie' Mbōr Mä̂ Mēb Brêrthepí
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	27°C (80°F)
Average Elevation	4504 m (14776 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	155 cm/y (61 in/y)
Population	831
Population Density	277 people per km² (831 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Augury
Naming
Native name	Atè-elêtê Fêqê
Pronunciation	/ˈatè/ /eˈlɘtɘ/
Direct Translation	[midriff] [grocer]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Atè-elêtê Fêqê (/ˈatè/ /eˈlɘtɘ/ [midriff] [grocer]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Vyirukrtmakha Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Atè-elêtê Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Atè-elêtê Fêqê was founded by Gîj Sheg̈, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Atè-elêtê Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Atè-elêtê Fêqê receives an average of 155 cm/y (61 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Atè-elêtê Fêqê covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4504 m (14776 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Atè-elêtê Fêqê was founded durring the early 15th century in winter of the year 1440, by Gîj Sheg̈. 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 Gîj Sheg̈.

Atè-elêtê Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Atè-elêtê Fêqê is no diffrent. The town'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.

Atè-elêtê Fêqê is was constructed arround several crampt paverstone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Atè-elêtê Fêqê's robustly designed timber walls are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Atè-elêtê 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Atè-elêtê 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.

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

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

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

Atè-elêtê 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

While Atè-elêtê Fêqê has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Atè-elêtê Fêqê's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Atè-elêtê Fêqê most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

Atè-elêtê Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via throat chanting.

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

Farmland: 3340 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 207
Poultry: 2493
Swine: 166
Sheep: 8
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 83

Craftsmen

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

Merchants

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

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 1
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1

Civil Servants

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

Cottage Industries

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

Artists

Bards: 1
Musicians: 2
Wood Carvers: 2
Writers: 2

Produce Industries

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

217 of Atè-elêtê Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

581 of Atè-elêtê Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 33 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with good fortune for a year and a day. One of Atè-elêtê Fêqê's local festivals commemorates this miracle.