Large City: Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Ineg̈èsho Zone
Region	Esejuiakaca Holt
Founded	1552
Community Leader	Lord Trêgfe
Area	206 km² (82 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	1476 m (4842 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	280 cm/y (110 in/y)
Population	48131
Population Density	233 people per km² (586 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Conjuration
Naming
Native name	Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê
Pronunciation	/ˈjɘmɘ/ /ˈqefɘ/
Direct Translation	[pregnant] [blanket]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê (/ˈjɘmɘ/ /ˈqefɘ/ [pregnant] [blanket]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ineg̈èsho Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê is derived from the Sylvin language, as Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê was founded by Zlè, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê receives an average of 280 cm/y (110 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê covers an area of nearly 206 km² (82 mi²), and an average elevation of 1476 m (4842 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1552, by Zlè. The establishment of Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê's construction back out of the project. Zlè pushed on reguardles, and Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê 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 Yêmê-qefê is buildings have been located at convienant points along the cliff Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the premissive packed earth streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê'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. The unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê, 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 god, all preforming the same rituals to bless and anoint building,s streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holysymbols is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This city certainly loves its god.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê 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 Yêmê-qefê's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê 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 Yêmê-qefê 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 Yêmê-qefê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê 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 Yêmê-qefê 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 Yêmê-qefê 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 Yêmê-qefê 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 Yêmê-qefê's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Herd Animal, Stag near Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Mysticism 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: 95
Farmers: 141
Farm Laborer: 300
Hunters: 171
Milk Maids: 111
Ranchers: 66
Ranch Hands: 139
Shepherds: 120

Farmland: 195411 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 12032
Poultry: 144393
Swine: 9626
Sheep: 481
Goats: 96
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 4813

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 98
Blacksmiths: 120
Bookbinders: 57
Buckle-makers: 66
Cabinetmakers: 117
Candlemakers: 171
Carpenters: 152
Clothmakers: 117
Coach and Harness Makers: 50
Coopers: 123
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 66
Copyists: 45
Cutlers: 40
Fabricworkers: 100
Farrier: 310
Furriers: 31
Glassworkers: 145
Gunsmiths: 99
Harness-Makers: 47
Hatters: 91
Hosiery Workers: 34
Jewelers: 53
Leatherwrights: 109
Locksmiths: 50
Matchstick makers: 75
Musical Instrument Makers: 68
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 60
Paper Workers: 67
Plasterers: 61
Pursemakers: 81
Roofers: 51
Ropemakers: 46
Rugmakers: 45
Saddlers: 84
Scabbardmakers: 110
Scalemakers: 50
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 30
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 45
Shoemakers: 45
Soap and Tallow Workers: 152
Tailors: 246
Tanners: 60
Upholsterers: 69
Watchmakers: 62
Weavers: 133
Whitesmiths: 40

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 34
Arcana Sellers: 33
Beer-Sellers: 66
Booksellers: 72
Butchers: 120
Chandlers: 117
Chicken Butchers: 131
Entrepreneurs: 47
Fine Clothiers: 117
Fishmongers: 120
Florists: 28
Potion Sellers: 81
Resellers: 209
Spice Merchants: 64
Wine-sellers: 92
Wheelwright: 76
Woodsellers: 47

Service workers

Bakers: 229
Barbers: 234
Coachmen: 69
Cooks: 240
Doctors: 103
Gamekeepers: 74
Grooms: 42
Hairdressers: 171
Healers: 135
Housekeepers: 141
Housemaids: 283
House Stewards: 137
Inns: 44
Laundry maids: 90
Maidservants: 141
Nursery Maids: 96
Pastrycooks: 145
Restaurateur: 209
Tavern Keepers: 192

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 69
Bleachers: 44
Chemical Workers: 26
Coal Heavers: 98
In-Town Couriers: 106
Long Haul Couriers: 109
Dockyard Workers: 98
Gas Workers: 23
Hay Merchants: 41
Leech Collectors: 143
Millers: 111
Miners: 109
Oilmen and Polishers: 78
Postmen: 100
Pure Finder: 61
Skinners: 133
Sugar Refiners: 27
Tosher: 82
Warehousemen: 171
Watercarriers: 108
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 150

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 59
Alchemist: 70
Clerk: 92
Dentists: 47
Educators: 139
Engineers: 68
Gardeners: 48
Mages: 35
Plumbers: 51
Pharmacist: 57
Professors: 20
Scientists: 35
Wizards: 21

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 46
Bankers: 69
Civil Clerks: 114
Civic Iudex: 52
Consultants: 31
Exorcist: 109
Fixers: 55
Kami Clerk: 97
Landlords: 89
Lawyers: 59
Legend Keepers: 81
Militia Officers: 320
Monks, Monastic: 133
Monks, Civic: 150
Historian, Oral: 104
Historian, Textual: 58
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 111
Priests: 200
Rangers: 65
Rat Catchers: 77
Scholars: 75
Spiritualist: 85
Slayers: 26
Storytellers: 157
Military Officers: 178

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 160
Comfort Services: 192
Enchanters: 54
Herbalists: 54
Jaminators: 155
Needleworkers: 150
Potters: 80
Preserve Makers: 133
Quilters: 69
Seamsters: 283
Spinners: 155
Tinker: 55
Weaver: 123

Artists

Actors: 50
Architects: 18
Bards: 78
Costumers: 29
Dancers: 57
Drafters: 30
Engravers: 37
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 23
Glaziers: 53
Inlayers: 46
Musicians: 141
Painters, Art: 24
Playwrights: 50
Sculptors, Art: 41
Wood Carvers: 155
Writers: 171

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 155
Canners: 141
Cheesmakers: 165
Ice Merchants: 21
Millers: 106
Picklers: 81
Smokers: 63
Stockmakers: 54
Tobacconists: 75
Tallowmakers: 123

18068 of Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

29101 of Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 962 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê'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 Yêmê-qefê 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 late 2nd century, Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê lost 106 people, 211 livestock, and 95 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 228, when members of Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a particular strategic location, then reinforce it. The operation was complicated by the army's activities draw the wrath of formerly neutral parties. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in defeat for Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Êkèkê Yêmê-qefê's bards, historians, and legend keepers.