Large City: Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Ineg̈èsho Zone
Region	Lajuca Lojapukaqu Woods
Founded	1236
Community Leader	Lord Shtumgli
Area	58 km² (23 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	21°C (69°F)
Average Elevation	1440 m (4724 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	233 cm/y (91 in/y)
Population	13723
Population Density	236 people per km² (596 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Augury
Naming
Native name	Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè
Pronunciation	/ɘˈqëvɪ/ /ˈbicɘ/
Direct Translation	[successful] [site]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè (/ɘˈqëvɪ/ /ˈbicɘ/ [successful] [site]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ineg̈èsho Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè is derived from the Sylvin language, as Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè was founded by Trtëkdsm, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè receives an average of 233 cm/y (91 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè covers an area of nearly 58 km² (23 mi²), and an average elevation of 1440 m (4724 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1236, by Trtëkdsm. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè is no diffrent. The city'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.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè is buildings are located arround a single broad cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. The city's political statment focused walls have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This city is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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 Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's parks.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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.

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

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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. Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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 Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè 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

While Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè.

The Spider Eater near Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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: 29
Farmers: 42
Farm Laborer: 76
Hunters: 50
Milk Maids: 39
Ranchers: 17
Ranch Hands: 37
Shepherds: 33

Farmland: 55303 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 3430
Poultry: 41169
Swine: 2744
Sheep: 137
Goats: 27
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 1372

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 29
Blacksmiths: 29
Bookbinders: 17
Buckle-makers: 18
Cabinetmakers: 33
Candlemakers: 44
Carpenters: 42
Clothmakers: 40
Coach and Harness Makers: 14
Coopers: 35
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 19
Copyists: 13
Cutlers: 11
Fabricworkers: 31
Farrier: 70
Furriers: 9
Glassworkers: 45
Gunsmiths: 30
Harness-Makers: 13
Hatters: 28
Hosiery Workers: 9
Jewelers: 15
Leatherwrights: 34
Locksmiths: 14
Matchstick makers: 20
Musical Instrument Makers: 19
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 16
Paper Workers: 19
Plasterers: 19
Pursemakers: 23
Roofers: 14
Ropemakers: 14
Rugmakers: 13
Saddlers: 24
Scabbardmakers: 30
Scalemakers: 14
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 8
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 13
Shoemakers: 13
Soap and Tallow Workers: 46
Tailors: 78
Tanners: 17
Upholsterers: 19
Watchmakers: 18
Weavers: 38
Whitesmiths: 10

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 9
Arcana Sellers: 9
Beer-Sellers: 18
Booksellers: 21
Butchers: 36
Chandlers: 33
Chicken Butchers: 39
Entrepreneurs: 13
Fine Clothiers: 38
Fishmongers: 34
Florists: 8
Potion Sellers: 22
Resellers: 54
Spice Merchants: 17
Wine-sellers: 28
Wheelwright: 21
Woodsellers: 13

Service workers

Bakers: 65
Barbers: 63
Coachmen: 19
Cooks: 49
Doctors: 30
Gamekeepers: 22
Grooms: 12
Hairdressers: 45
Healers: 43
Housekeepers: 41
Housemaids: 80
House Stewards: 34
Inns: 12
Laundry maids: 25
Maidservants: 45
Nursery Maids: 25
Pastrycooks: 50
Restaurateur: 50
Tavern Keepers: 54

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 18
Bleachers: 12
Chemical Workers: 7
Coal Heavers: 30
In-Town Couriers: 30
Long Haul Couriers: 32
Dockyard Workers: 29
Gas Workers: 6
Hay Merchants: 11
Leech Collectors: 36
Millers: 29
Miners: 28
Oilmen and Polishers: 20
Postmen: 29
Pure Finder: 17
Skinners: 40
Sugar Refiners: 7
Tosher: 20
Warehousemen: 42
Watercarriers: 29
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 42

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 17
Alchemist: 21
Clerk: 25
Dentists: 13
Educators: 37
Engineers: 20
Gardeners: 14
Mages: 10
Plumbers: 14
Pharmacist: 16
Professors: 6
Scientists: 10
Wizards: 5

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 13
Bankers: 18
Civil Clerks: 28
Civic Iudex: 15
Consultants: 8
Exorcist: 29
Fixers: 16
Kami Clerk: 26
Landlords: 26
Lawyers: 16
Legend Keepers: 24
Militia Officers: 137
Monks, Monastic: 42
Monks, Civic: 44
Historian, Oral: 33
Historian, Textual: 15
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 32
Priests: 62
Rangers: 18
Rat Catchers: 20
Scholars: 21
Spiritualist: 26
Slayers: 7
Storytellers: 48
Military Officers: 50

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 44
Comfort Services: 54
Enchanters: 15
Herbalists: 15
Jaminators: 45
Needleworkers: 50
Potters: 23
Preserve Makers: 39
Quilters: 19
Seamsters: 72
Spinners: 40
Tinker: 15
Weaver: 37

Artists

Actors: 14
Architects: 5
Bards: 21
Costumers: 8
Dancers: 16
Drafters: 9
Engravers: 11
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 6
Glaziers: 14
Inlayers: 13
Musicians: 40
Painters, Art: 7
Playwrights: 14
Sculptors, Art: 12
Wood Carvers: 41
Writers: 52

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 49
Canners: 42
Cheesmakers: 50
Ice Merchants: 6
Millers: 26
Picklers: 22
Smokers: 17
Stockmakers: 15
Tobacconists: 21
Tallowmakers: 28

5121 of Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

8328 of Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 274 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

History

The the a pair of gloves of Wild Magic, an a pair of gloves imbued with potent amounts of Wild Magic energies was created near Dëlëmt-bicê Sêdè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.