City: Êkèkê Píosi-êce

Êkèkê Píosi-êce
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Daland
Provence	Pîndëpíèkècî Provence
Sub Provence	Hëpimishekè County
Region	Pjlenzine Brushlands
Founded	1112
Community Leader	Lord Haley
Area	49 km² (19 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	2576 m (8451 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	251 cm/y (98 in/y)
Population	11629
Population Density	237 people per km² (612 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Illusion
Naming
Native name	Êkèkê Píosi-êce
Pronunciation	/ˈp˔osi/ /ˈɘce/
Direct Translation	[star; celebrity] [mouse]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Êkèkê Píosi-êce is derived from the Sylvin language, as Êkèkê Píosi-êce was founded by Haley, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Êkèkê Píosi-êce has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°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 18°C (64°F). Êkèkê Píosi-êce receives an average of 251 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Êkèkê Píosi-êce covers an area of nearly 49 km² (19 mi²), and an average elevation of 2576 m (8451 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Êkèkê Píosi-êce was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1112, by Haley. The establishment of Êkèkê Píosi-êce suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Êkèkê Píosi-êce was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êkèkê Píosi-êce 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 Píosi-êce is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt paverstone 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 city has a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, battlments, and even a moat, which are fashioned from stone and timber. Êkèkê Píosi-êce's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. Êkèkê Píosi-êce's unusual though effective defenses are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Êkèkê Píosi-êce, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the city. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Êkèkê Píosi-êce has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Êkèkê Píosi-êce 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 City. Êkèkê Píosi-êce's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

Êkèkê Píosi-êce has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Êkèkê Píosi-êce 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 Píosi-êce's natural decorations nor waterways.

Êkèkê Píosi-êce 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 Píosi-êce 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 Píosi-êce 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 Píosi-êce's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Êkèkê Píosi-êce snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Church Grim near Êkèkê Píosi-êce are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Êkèkê Píosi-êce's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves drinking to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 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: 22
Farmers: 38
Farm Laborer: 55
Hunters: 46
Milk Maids: 29
Ranchers: 15
Ranch Hands: 34
Shepherds: 30

Farmland: 46748 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 2907
Poultry: 34887
Swine: 2325
Sheep: 116
Goats: 23
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 1162

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 21
Blacksmiths: 27
Bookbinders: 14
Buckle-makers: 15
Cabinetmakers: 25
Candlemakers: 41
Carpenters: 31
Clothmakers: 32
Coach and Harness Makers: 12
Coopers: 31
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 17
Copyists: 10
Cutlers: 9
Fabricworkers: 24
Farrier: 70
Furriers: 7
Glassworkers: 41
Gunsmiths: 23
Harness-Makers: 11
Hatters: 25
Hosiery Workers: 8
Jewelers: 13
Leatherwrights: 27
Locksmiths: 11
Matchstick makers: 17
Musical Instrument Makers: 17
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 14
Paper Workers: 16
Plasterers: 15
Pursemakers: 19
Roofers: 12
Ropemakers: 11
Rugmakers: 11
Saddlers: 20
Scabbardmakers: 24
Scalemakers: 12
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 7
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 11
Shoemakers: 10
Soap and Tallow Workers: 38
Tailors: 93
Tanners: 15
Upholsterers: 16
Watchmakers: 15
Weavers: 31
Whitesmiths: 9

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 7
Arcana Sellers: 8
Beer-Sellers: 16
Booksellers: 18
Butchers: 31
Chandlers: 29
Chicken Butchers: 31
Entrepreneurs: 11
Fine Clothiers: 30
Fishmongers: 31
Florists: 7
Potion Sellers: 19
Resellers: 46
Spice Merchants: 15
Wine-sellers: 23
Wheelwright: 18
Woodsellers: 11

Service workers

Bakers: 50
Barbers: 47
Coachmen: 16
Cooks: 55
Doctors: 25
Gamekeepers: 17
Grooms: 10
Hairdressers: 46
Healers: 34
Housekeepers: 32
Housemaids: 68
House Stewards: 31
Inns: 10
Laundry maids: 21
Maidservants: 46
Nursery Maids: 21
Pastrycooks: 43
Restaurateur: 52
Tavern Keepers: 46

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 16
Bleachers: 10
Chemical Workers: 6
Coal Heavers: 24
In-Town Couriers: 25
Long Haul Couriers: 26
Dockyard Workers: 23
Gas Workers: 5
Hay Merchants: 9
Leech Collectors: 31
Millers: 27
Miners: 25
Oilmen and Polishers: 17
Postmen: 27
Pure Finder: 15
Skinners: 36
Sugar Refiners: 6
Tosher: 17
Warehousemen: 40
Watercarriers: 25
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 37

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 15
Alchemist: 18
Clerk: 23
Dentists: 12
Educators: 31
Engineers: 16
Gardeners: 11
Mages: 8
Plumbers: 12
Pharmacist: 13
Professors: 5
Scientists: 8
Wizards: 5

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 11
Bankers: 16
Civil Clerks: 25
Civic Iudex: 12
Consultants: 7
Exorcist: 26
Fixers: 13
Kami Clerk: 21
Landlords: 21
Lawyers: 14
Legend Keepers: 21
Militia Officers: 89
Monks, Monastic: 36
Monks, Civic: 40
Historian, Oral: 28
Historian, Textual: 13
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 26
Priests: 48
Rangers: 15
Rat Catchers: 18
Scholars: 18
Spiritualist: 21
Slayers: 6
Storytellers: 43
Military Officers: 43

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 35
Comfort Services: 46
Enchanters: 13
Herbalists: 13
Jaminators: 41
Needleworkers: 38
Potters: 17
Preserve Makers: 37
Quilters: 16
Seamsters: 52
Spinners: 36
Tinker: 12
Weaver: 29

Artists

Actors: 12
Architects: 4
Bards: 17
Costumers: 7
Dancers: 14
Drafters: 7
Engravers: 9
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 5
Glaziers: 12
Inlayers: 11
Musicians: 33
Painters, Art: 5
Playwrights: 12
Sculptors, Art: 10
Wood Carvers: 40
Writers: 41

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 40
Canners: 31
Cheesmakers: 41
Ice Merchants: 5
Millers: 22
Picklers: 20
Smokers: 14
Stockmakers: 13
Tobacconists: 17
Tallowmakers: 27

4355 of Êkèkê Píosi-êce's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

6926 of Êkèkê Píosi-êce's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 348 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Êkèkê Píosi-êce was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

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

History

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