Large City: Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Daland
Provence	Mèhabicê Provence
Sub Provence	Sêvlevrarobê County
Region	Chrokigimave Maquis
Founded	1319
Community Leader	Lord Thraaz
Area	218 km² (87 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	21°C (69°F)
Average Elevation	5706 m (18720 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	135 cm/y (53 in/y)
Population	51070
Population Density	234 people per km² (587 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Transmutation
Naming
Native name	Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê
Pronunciation	/cèˈtèva/ /ɪˈʃɘrë/
Direct Translation	[cultural] [cavity; armpit]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê is derived from the Goblin language, as Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê was founded by Pyrodalia, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°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 19°C (66°F). Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê receives an average of 135 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê covers an area of nearly 218 km² (87 mi²), and an average elevation of 5706 m (18720 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1319, by Pyrodalia. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê is buildings are located arround a single narrow split-log ties mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. Unfortuantly, these Relic of the World That Was are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê 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 Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê makes it abundantly clear the city 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

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

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

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

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

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

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

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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. Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

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

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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 Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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.

Cètèva-îthêrë 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

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê 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 Spider, Assassin (Giant) near Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via recitation of scripture.

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: 109
Farmers: 154
Farm Laborer: 268
Hunters: 182
Milk Maids: 141
Ranchers: 65
Ranch Hands: 152
Shepherds: 134

Farmland: 205301 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 12767
Poultry: 153210
Swine: 10214
Sheep: 510
Goats: 102
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 5107

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 104
Blacksmiths: 124
Bookbinders: 66
Buckle-makers: 72
Cabinetmakers: 121
Candlemakers: 182
Carpenters: 167
Clothmakers: 150
Coach and Harness Makers: 53
Coopers: 134
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 71
Copyists: 49
Cutlers: 43
Fabricworkers: 108
Farrier: 291
Furriers: 33
Glassworkers: 204
Gunsmiths: 117
Harness-Makers: 49
Hatters: 93
Hosiery Workers: 36
Jewelers: 58
Leatherwrights: 130
Locksmiths: 52
Matchstick makers: 83
Musical Instrument Makers: 72
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 66
Paper Workers: 71
Plasterers: 71
Pursemakers: 83
Roofers: 52
Ropemakers: 51
Rugmakers: 47
Saddlers: 88
Scabbardmakers: 103
Scalemakers: 53
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 33
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 48
Shoemakers: 49
Soap and Tallow Workers: 173
Tailors: 291
Tanners: 67
Upholsterers: 76
Watchmakers: 68
Weavers: 141
Whitesmiths: 41

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 35
Arcana Sellers: 35
Beer-Sellers: 69
Booksellers: 82
Butchers: 127
Chandlers: 127
Chicken Butchers: 148
Entrepreneurs: 50
Fine Clothiers: 138
Fishmongers: 154
Florists: 30
Potion Sellers: 85
Resellers: 243
Spice Merchants: 69
Wine-sellers: 111
Wheelwright: 79
Woodsellers: 47

Service workers

Bakers: 364
Barbers: 226
Coachmen: 75
Cooks: 204
Doctors: 107
Gamekeepers: 78
Grooms: 45
Hairdressers: 176
Healers: 152
Housekeepers: 145
Housemaids: 243
House Stewards: 150
Inns: 49
Laundry maids: 96
Maidservants: 164
Nursery Maids: 96
Pastrycooks: 176
Restaurateur: 243
Tavern Keepers: 222

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 73
Bleachers: 47
Chemical Workers: 29
Coal Heavers: 106
In-Town Couriers: 106
Long Haul Couriers: 106
Dockyard Workers: 100
Gas Workers: 24
Hay Merchants: 42
Leech Collectors: 136
Millers: 113
Miners: 111
Oilmen and Polishers: 78
Postmen: 124
Pure Finder: 68
Skinners: 159
Sugar Refiners: 30
Tosher: 79
Warehousemen: 154
Watercarriers: 109
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 159

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 64
Alchemist: 77
Clerk: 102
Dentists: 51
Educators: 143
Engineers: 70
Gardeners: 51
Mages: 38
Plumbers: 53
Pharmacist: 58
Professors: 22
Scientists: 38
Wizards: 22

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 50
Bankers: 73
Civil Clerks: 113
Civic Iudex: 60
Consultants: 32
Exorcist: 116
Fixers: 58
Kami Clerk: 97
Landlords: 97
Lawyers: 64
Legend Keepers: 83
Militia Officers: 464
Monks, Monastic: 164
Monks, Civic: 176
Historian, Oral: 121
Historian, Textual: 63
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 121
Priests: 182
Rangers: 69
Rat Catchers: 77
Scholars: 81
Spiritualist: 94
Slayers: 28
Storytellers: 179
Military Officers: 182

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 138
Comfort Services: 196
Enchanters: 56
Herbalists: 55
Jaminators: 164
Needleworkers: 182
Potters: 81
Preserve Makers: 159
Quilters: 74
Seamsters: 268
Spinners: 159
Tinker: 57
Weaver: 130

Artists

Actors: 54
Architects: 20
Bards: 77
Costumers: 30
Dancers: 61
Drafters: 32
Engravers: 42
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 25
Glaziers: 53
Inlayers: 51
Musicians: 145
Painters, Art: 26
Playwrights: 53
Sculptors, Art: 46
Wood Carvers: 182
Writers: 170

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 182
Canners: 170
Cheesmakers: 182
Ice Merchants: 22
Millers: 106
Picklers: 85
Smokers: 63
Stockmakers: 58
Tobacconists: 82
Tallowmakers: 127

19519 of Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

27977 of Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3574 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Cètèva-îthêrë Ratê possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Mere Chouteau began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which devastated , killing every person and animal in its path which could not escape the cloud. Oddly, the plants of the region flourished in the years after the disaster. An estimated people, livestock, and buildings were lost to the disaster. The disaster is referred to as the Death Wind.