Dè-o Fêqê

Dè-o Fêqê (/dè/ /o/ [silver] [typewriter]) is a subtropical Town located in the Lëcêngthëvi Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Dè-o Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Dè-o Fêqê was founded by Brèsêv Zlkdshe, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Dè-o Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Dè-o Fêqê receives an average of 195 cm/y (76 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Dè-o Fêqê covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1986 m (6515 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dè-o Fêqê was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1071, by Brèsêv Zlkdshe. The establishment of Dè-o Fêqê suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Dè-o Fêqê which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Dè-o Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dè-o Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Dè-o Fêqê is is constructed arround a series of narrow flagstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Dè-o Fêqê's peasent-grade 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Dè-o Fêqê, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The town is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Dè-o Fêqê.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Dè-o 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.

Dè-o 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.

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

Dè-o Fêqê possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Dè-o 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.

Dè-o 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

Dè-o Fêqê's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

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

The Soulsliver near Dè-o Fêqê are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Dè-o Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 2 via proclamations.

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.

Dè-o Fêqê Census Data: Year 2000

351 of Dè-o Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

727 of Dè-o Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 68 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dè-o Fêqê is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

Dè-o Fêqê's residents established a new industry (11063 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century an unusualy harsh winter spawned a deadly blizard to Dè-o Fêqê. The ice, snow, and wind killed 253 people, 128 livestock, and destroyed 64. The event is remembered as Agony's Breath.

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