Dël-save Dêtîkè

Dël-save Dêtîkè (/ˈdɘba/ /ˈsave/ [weird; strange; peculiar] [back (of body); back (reverse side)]) is a subtropical Town located in the Sëcëngêki Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Dël-save Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Dël-save Dêtîkè was founded by Nadiel̄ Zlêreshèj, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Dël-save Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Dël-save Dêtîkè receives an average of 251 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Dël-save Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1866 m (6122 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dël-save Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1148, by Nadiel̄ Zlêreshèj. The establishment of Dël-save Dêtîkè was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Dël-save Dêtîkè's construction back out of the project. Nadiel̄ Zlêreshèj pushed on reguardles, and Dël-save Dêtîkè was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Dël-save Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dël-save Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The town'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.

Dël-save Dêtîkè is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of broad baked earthen streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Unfortuantly, these minimaly adiquite 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 arround Dël-save Dêtîkè reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Dël-save Dêtîkè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Dël-save Dêtîkè.

Dël-save Dêtîkè 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.

Dël-save Dêtîkè 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.

Dël-save Dêtîkè 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.

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

Dël-save Dêtîkè has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Dël-save Dêtîkè has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Dël-save Dêtîkè 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

Dël-save Dêtîkè'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 Dël-save Dêtîkè tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Hippogriff near Dël-save Dêtîkè are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Dël-save Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves reenactments to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Dël-save Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

372 of Dël-save Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

787 of Dël-save Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 73 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dël-save Dêtîkè has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

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History

The the a hat of Abjuration, an a hat imbued with notable amounts of Abjuration energies was created in Dël-save Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History