Large City: Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Ineg̈èsho Zone
Region	Hez̄udedi Forest
Founded	1576
Community Leader	Lord Brelel
Area	149 km² (59 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	26°C (78°F)
Average Elevation	3114 m (10216 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	285 cm/y (112 in/y)
Population	35314
Population Density	237 people per km² (598 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Necromancy
Naming
Native name	Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê
Pronunciation	/ʤè/ /këˈqɘʃɘ/
Direct Translation	[cream] [passenger]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê (/ʤè/ /këˈqɘʃɘ/ [cream] [passenger]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ineg̈èsho Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê is derived from the Sylvin language, as Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê was founded by Kelëd, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 23°C (73°F). Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê receives an average of 285 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê covers an area of nearly 149 km² (59 mi²), and an average elevation of 3114 m (10216 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê was founded durring the late 17th century in early fall of the year 1576, by Kelëd. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê is no diffrent. The city'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.

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê is buildings are located arround a single broad paverstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall 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.

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê is, in a word, disorder. 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 Hëom-këqêthê possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

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

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê 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 Hëom-këqêthê's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê 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 Hëom-këqêthê 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 Hëom-këqêthê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê 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 Hëom-këqêthê 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 Hëom-këqêthê 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.

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is skipped in Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê.

The Spider Eater near Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê are known to be quite timid.

Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves gestures to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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: 68
Farmers: 113
Farm Laborer: 185
Hunters: 113
Milk Maids: 107
Ranchers: 44
Ranch Hands: 99
Shepherds: 92

Farmland: 142315 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 8828
Poultry: 105942
Swine: 7062
Sheep: 353
Goats: 70
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 3531

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 75
Blacksmiths: 88
Bookbinders: 44
Buckle-makers: 49
Cabinetmakers: 76
Candlemakers: 117
Carpenters: 112
Clothmakers: 88
Coach and Harness Makers: 36
Coopers: 84
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 50
Copyists: 33
Cutlers: 30
Fabricworkers: 76
Farrier: 181
Furriers: 23
Glassworkers: 110
Gunsmiths: 77
Harness-Makers: 34
Hatters: 67
Hosiery Workers: 25
Jewelers: 38
Leatherwrights: 95
Locksmiths: 36
Matchstick makers: 57
Musical Instrument Makers: 51
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 45
Paper Workers: 47
Plasterers: 47
Pursemakers: 60
Roofers: 38
Ropemakers: 35
Rugmakers: 33
Saddlers: 63
Scabbardmakers: 72
Scalemakers: 36
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 23
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 33
Shoemakers: 33
Soap and Tallow Workers: 133
Tailors: 227
Tanners: 41
Upholsterers: 51
Watchmakers: 47
Weavers: 103
Whitesmiths: 28

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 24
Arcana Sellers: 24
Beer-Sellers: 47
Booksellers: 51
Butchers: 88
Chandlers: 88
Chicken Butchers: 87
Entrepreneurs: 36
Fine Clothiers: 95
Fishmongers: 80
Florists: 21
Potion Sellers: 59
Resellers: 141
Spice Merchants: 46
Wine-sellers: 70
Wheelwright: 52
Woodsellers: 34

Service workers

Bakers: 160
Barbers: 190
Coachmen: 53
Cooks: 153
Doctors: 79
Gamekeepers: 57
Grooms: 31
Hairdressers: 113
Healers: 94
Housekeepers: 100
Housemaids: 220
House Stewards: 95
Inns: 33
Laundry maids: 64
Maidservants: 135
Nursery Maids: 61
Pastrycooks: 135
Restaurateur: 153
Tavern Keepers: 141

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 46
Bleachers: 32
Chemical Workers: 20
Coal Heavers: 73
In-Town Couriers: 80
Long Haul Couriers: 82
Dockyard Workers: 73
Gas Workers: 17
Hay Merchants: 29
Leech Collectors: 83
Millers: 78
Miners: 82
Oilmen and Polishers: 57
Postmen: 80
Pure Finder: 46
Skinners: 100
Sugar Refiners: 20
Tosher: 55
Warehousemen: 141
Watercarriers: 79
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 95

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 44
Alchemist: 53
Clerk: 67
Dentists: 36
Educators: 85
Engineers: 49
Gardeners: 34
Mages: 26
Plumbers: 36
Pharmacist: 42
Professors: 15
Scientists: 26
Wizards: 15

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 33
Bankers: 50
Civil Clerks: 75
Civic Iudex: 38
Consultants: 22
Exorcist: 76
Fixers: 41
Kami Clerk: 75
Landlords: 66
Lawyers: 43
Legend Keepers: 57
Militia Officers: 353
Monks, Monastic: 107
Monks, Civic: 107
Historian, Oral: 82
Historian, Textual: 41
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 80
Priests: 135
Rangers: 47
Rat Catchers: 53
Scholars: 56
Spiritualist: 64
Slayers: 20
Storytellers: 133
Military Officers: 130

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 107
Comfort Services: 141
Enchanters: 39
Herbalists: 40
Jaminators: 117
Needleworkers: 117
Potters: 60
Preserve Makers: 107
Quilters: 51
Seamsters: 196
Spinners: 98
Tinker: 39
Weaver: 98

Artists

Actors: 37
Architects: 13
Bards: 53
Costumers: 21
Dancers: 40
Drafters: 22
Engravers: 29
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 17
Glaziers: 39
Inlayers: 34
Musicians: 98
Painters, Art: 18
Playwrights: 37
Sculptors, Art: 29
Wood Carvers: 141
Writers: 141

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 141
Canners: 110
Cheesmakers: 121
Ice Merchants: 15
Millers: 75
Picklers: 58
Smokers: 44
Stockmakers: 40
Tobacconists: 53
Tallowmakers: 78

13404 of Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

20498 of Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1412 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

Due to a magical anomaly, Êkèkê Hëom-këqêthê is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

History

The the a gem of Augury, an a gem imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created near Êkèkê Fêyêdi-yè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.