Large City: Êkèkê Cê-îshë

Êkèkê Cê-îshë
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Nêndënkîte Zone
Region	Vujoqale Woodlands
Founded	1034
Community Leader	Lord Kuzkheh
Area	107 km² (42 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation	1998 m (6555 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	255 cm/y (100 in/y)
Population	25595
Population Density	239 people per km² (609 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Abjuration
Naming
Native name	Êkèkê Cê-îshë
Pronunciation	/cɘ/ /ˈɪʃë/
Direct Translation	[coral] [rodent]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Êkèkê Cê-îshë (/cɘ/ /ˈɪʃë/ [coral] [rodent]) is a temperate Large City located in the Nêndënkîte Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Êkèkê Cê-îshë is derived from the Sylvin language, as Êkèkê Cê-îshë was founded by Shnirlol, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Êkèkê Cê-îshë has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Êkèkê Cê-îshë receives an average of 255 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Êkèkê Cê-îshë covers an area of nearly 107 km² (42 mi²), and an average elevation of 1998 m (6555 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Êkèkê Cê-îshë was founded durring the early 11th century, by Shnirlol. The establishment of Êkèkê Cê-îshë was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Êkèkê Cê-îshë's construction back out of the project. Shnirlol pushed on reguardles, and Êkèkê Cê-îshë was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êkèkê Cê-îshë is no diffrent. The city'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.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive cobblestone streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. 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 Êkèkê Cê-îshë, 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. Êkèkê Cê-îshë's Relic of the World That Was are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

A look around Êkèkê Cê-îshë is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The city has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Êkèkê Cê-îshë has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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 Êkèkê Cê-îshë. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Êkèkê Cê-îshë's parks.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Êkèkê Cê-îshë.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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.

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

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

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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.

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

Êkèkê Cê-îshë has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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. Êkèkê Cê-îshë's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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 Êkèkê Cê-îshë's natural decorations nor waterways.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë 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

Life is hard in Êkèkê Cê-îshë. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Êkèkê Cê-îshë a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

The Frog, Poisonous Swarm near Êkèkê Cê-îshë are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Êkèkê Cê-îshë's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves gestures to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via moments of science.

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: 49
Farmers: 75
Farm Laborer: 116
Hunters: 88
Milk Maids: 60
Ranchers: 34
Ranch Hands: 68
Shepherds: 69

Farmland: 104171 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 6398
Poultry: 76785
Swine: 5119
Sheep: 255
Goats: 51
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 2559

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 49
Blacksmiths: 55
Bookbinders: 31
Buckle-makers: 32
Cabinetmakers: 53
Candlemakers: 91
Carpenters: 81
Clothmakers: 75
Coach and Harness Makers: 26
Coopers: 69
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 34
Copyists: 25
Cutlers: 22
Fabricworkers: 59
Farrier: 189
Furriers: 16
Glassworkers: 82
Gunsmiths: 51
Harness-Makers: 25
Hatters: 45
Hosiery Workers: 18
Jewelers: 29
Leatherwrights: 65
Locksmiths: 25
Matchstick makers: 38
Musical Instrument Makers: 37
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 31
Paper Workers: 37
Plasterers: 37
Pursemakers: 44
Roofers: 27
Ropemakers: 26
Rugmakers: 24
Saddlers: 46
Scabbardmakers: 56
Scalemakers: 26
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 16
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 24
Shoemakers: 25
Soap and Tallow Workers: 81
Tailors: 124
Tanners: 31
Upholsterers: 38
Watchmakers: 35
Weavers: 73
Whitesmiths: 20

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 17
Arcana Sellers: 18
Beer-Sellers: 35
Booksellers: 39
Butchers: 63
Chandlers: 59
Chicken Butchers: 68
Entrepreneurs: 26
Fine Clothiers: 65
Fishmongers: 63
Florists: 15
Potion Sellers: 42
Resellers: 106
Spice Merchants: 35
Wine-sellers: 54
Wheelwright: 41
Woodsellers: 25

Service workers

Bakers: 121
Barbers: 138
Coachmen: 38
Cooks: 121
Doctors: 57
Gamekeepers: 40
Grooms: 22
Hairdressers: 82
Healers: 81
Housekeepers: 77
Housemaids: 111
House Stewards: 82
Inns: 24
Laundry maids: 48
Maidservants: 82
Nursery Maids: 49
Pastrycooks: 85
Restaurateur: 98
Tavern Keepers: 98

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 37
Bleachers: 23
Chemical Workers: 14
Coal Heavers: 50
In-Town Couriers: 62
Long Haul Couriers: 62
Dockyard Workers: 50
Gas Workers: 12
Hay Merchants: 21
Leech Collectors: 68
Millers: 56
Miners: 54
Oilmen and Polishers: 39
Postmen: 56
Pure Finder: 33
Skinners: 71
Sugar Refiners: 14
Tosher: 38
Warehousemen: 82
Watercarriers: 52
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 73

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 33
Alchemist: 41
Clerk: 54
Dentists: 25
Educators: 61
Engineers: 35
Gardeners: 26
Mages: 19
Plumbers: 27
Pharmacist: 29
Professors: 11
Scientists: 19
Wizards: 11

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 25
Bankers: 35
Civil Clerks: 59
Civic Iudex: 28
Consultants: 16
Exorcist: 59
Fixers: 29
Kami Clerk: 48
Landlords: 49
Lawyers: 32
Legend Keepers: 43
Militia Officers: 213
Monks, Monastic: 88
Monks, Civic: 85
Historian, Oral: 60
Historian, Textual: 30
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 58
Priests: 94
Rangers: 35
Rat Catchers: 42
Scholars: 40
Spiritualist: 46
Slayers: 14
Storytellers: 104
Military Officers: 88

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 79
Comfort Services: 88
Enchanters: 27
Herbalists: 27
Jaminators: 91
Needleworkers: 88
Potters: 44
Preserve Makers: 79
Quilters: 36
Seamsters: 182
Spinners: 71
Tinker: 28
Weaver: 67

Artists

Actors: 27
Architects: 9
Bards: 40
Costumers: 15
Dancers: 30
Drafters: 16
Engravers: 20
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 12
Glaziers: 27
Inlayers: 24
Musicians: 71
Painters, Art: 13
Playwrights: 27
Sculptors, Art: 22
Wood Carvers: 98
Writers: 88

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 94
Canners: 67
Cheesmakers: 94
Ice Merchants: 11
Millers: 50
Picklers: 43
Smokers: 32
Stockmakers: 27
Tobacconists: 39
Tallowmakers: 60

9619 of Êkèkê Cê-îshë's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

14697 of Êkèkê Cê-îshë's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1279 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Êkèkê Cê-îshë's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Êkèkê Cê-îshë suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Êkèkê Cê-îshë was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 19 days. Êkèkê Cê-îshë lost 166 people and 178 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Torment's Flame.