Large City: Êkèkê Êye-lî

Êkèkê Êye-lî
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Ineg̈èsho Zone
Region	Lajuca Lojapukaqu Woods
Founded	1156
Community Leader	Lord Hëîd
Area	58 km² (23 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	25°C (77°F)
Average Elevation	1868 m (6128 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	287 cm/y (112 in/y)
Population	13734
Population Density	236 people per km² (597 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Elven High Magic
Naming
Native name	Êkèkê Êye-lî
Pronunciation	/ˈɘje/ /lɪ/
Direct Translation	[last (final); last (previous)] [woman; wife; female]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Êkèkê Êye-lî (/ˈɘje/ /lɪ/ [last (final); last (previous)] [woman; wife; female]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ineg̈èsho Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Êkèkê Êye-lî is derived from the Sylvin language, as Êkèkê Êye-lî was founded by Dargurn, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Êkèkê Êye-lî has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°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 21°C (69°F). Êkèkê Êye-lî receives an average of 287 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Êkèkê Êye-lî covers an area of nearly 58 km² (23 mi²), and an average elevation of 1868 m (6128 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Êkèkê Êye-lî was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1156, by Dargurn. The establishment of Êkèkê Êye-lî was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Êkèkê Êye-lî's construction back out of the project. Dargurn pushed on reguardles, and Êkèkê Êye-lî was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Êkèkê Êye-lî was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êkèkê Êye-lî 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.

Êkèkê Êye-lî is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt flagstone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Unfortuantly, these would-be-castle fortifications 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 Êkèkê Êye-lî seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Êkèkê Êye-lî has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Êkèkê Êye-lî 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 Êye-lî's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Êkèkê Êye-lî possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Êkèkê Êye-lî 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 Êye-lî 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 Êye-lî's natural decorations nor waterways.

Êkèkê Êye-lî 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 Êye-lî 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 Êye-lî 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

Êkèkê Êye-lî's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Êkèkê Êye-lî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via throat singing.

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: 26
Farmers: 40
Farm Laborer: 72
Hunters: 49
Milk Maids: 39
Ranchers: 17
Ranch Hands: 36
Shepherds: 35

Farmland: 55348 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 3433
Poultry: 41202
Swine: 2746
Sheep: 137
Goats: 27
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 1373

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 27
Blacksmiths: 30
Bookbinders: 17
Buckle-makers: 19
Cabinetmakers: 31
Candlemakers: 50
Carpenters: 36
Clothmakers: 38
Coach and Harness Makers: 14
Coopers: 36
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 18
Copyists: 13
Cutlers: 11
Fabricworkers: 31
Farrier: 83
Furriers: 9
Glassworkers: 52
Gunsmiths: 29
Harness-Makers: 13
Hatters: 26
Hosiery Workers: 9
Jewelers: 15
Leatherwrights: 32
Locksmiths: 13
Matchstick makers: 22
Musical Instrument Makers: 19
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 17
Paper Workers: 19
Plasterers: 18
Pursemakers: 22
Roofers: 14
Ropemakers: 13
Rugmakers: 12
Saddlers: 24
Scabbardmakers: 32
Scalemakers: 15
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 8
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 12
Shoemakers: 13
Soap and Tallow Workers: 45
Tailors: 109
Tanners: 18
Upholsterers: 20
Watchmakers: 19
Weavers: 38
Whitesmiths: 10

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 9
Arcana Sellers: 9
Beer-Sellers: 19
Booksellers: 22
Butchers: 35
Chandlers: 34
Chicken Butchers: 38
Entrepreneurs: 14
Fine Clothiers: 36
Fishmongers: 34
Florists: 8
Potion Sellers: 23
Resellers: 62
Spice Merchants: 18
Wine-sellers: 29
Wheelwright: 20
Woodsellers: 12

Service workers

Bakers: 57
Barbers: 56
Coachmen: 20
Cooks: 54
Doctors: 30
Gamekeepers: 21
Grooms: 11
Hairdressers: 49
Healers: 39
Housekeepers: 40
Housemaids: 76
House Stewards: 40
Inns: 12
Laundry maids: 24
Maidservants: 44
Nursery Maids: 24
Pastrycooks: 42
Restaurateur: 52
Tavern Keepers: 62

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 19
Bleachers: 12
Chemical Workers: 7
Coal Heavers: 28
In-Town Couriers: 32
Long Haul Couriers: 30
Dockyard Workers: 28
Gas Workers: 6
Hay Merchants: 11
Leech Collectors: 34
Millers: 29
Miners: 32
Oilmen and Polishers: 22
Postmen: 31
Pure Finder: 17
Skinners: 38
Sugar Refiners: 7
Tosher: 21
Warehousemen: 45
Watercarriers: 33
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 39

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 17
Alchemist: 19
Clerk: 28
Dentists: 14
Educators: 36
Engineers: 18
Gardeners: 14
Mages: 10
Plumbers: 14
Pharmacist: 16
Professors: 6
Scientists: 10
Wizards: 5

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 12
Bankers: 18
Civil Clerks: 31
Civic Iudex: 15
Consultants: 8
Exorcist: 31
Fixers: 16
Kami Clerk: 28
Landlords: 28
Lawyers: 16
Legend Keepers: 22
Militia Officers: 137
Monks, Monastic: 41
Monks, Civic: 49
Historian, Oral: 31
Historian, Textual: 16
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 31
Priests: 59
Rangers: 18
Rat Catchers: 21
Scholars: 21
Spiritualist: 26
Slayers: 7
Storytellers: 48
Military Officers: 45

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 40
Comfort Services: 52
Enchanters: 15
Herbalists: 15
Jaminators: 47
Needleworkers: 49
Potters: 21
Preserve Makers: 35
Quilters: 21
Seamsters: 65
Spinners: 39
Tinker: 15
Weaver: 34

Artists

Actors: 14
Architects: 5
Bards: 21
Costumers: 8
Dancers: 17
Drafters: 8
Engravers: 10
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 6
Glaziers: 14
Inlayers: 12
Musicians: 41
Painters, Art: 7
Playwrights: 14
Sculptors, Art: 12
Wood Carvers: 47
Writers: 49

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 50
Canners: 41
Cheesmakers: 45
Ice Merchants: 6
Millers: 27
Picklers: 22
Smokers: 17
Stockmakers: 15
Tobacconists: 20
Tallowmakers: 29

5142 of Êkèkê Êye-lî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

7494 of Êkèkê Êye-lî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1098 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Êkèkê Êye-lî 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

Êkèkê Êye-lî used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Êkèkê Êye-lî.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Êkèkê Êye-lî's local festivals commemorates this miracle.