Êqëvî-qêya Ye (/ɘˈqëvɪ/ /ˈqɘja/ [successful] [cuff]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Yenorenore County of the Union of Engineers.
The name Êqëvî-qêya Ye is derived from the Sylvin language, as Êqëvî-qêya Ye was founded by Nadie, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.
Climate
Êqëvî-qêya Ye has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Êqëvî-qêya Ye receives an average of 258 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Êqëvî-qêya Ye covers an area of nearly 518 km2 (207 mi2), and an average elevation of 1348 m (4422 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Êqëvî-qêya Ye was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1126, by Nadie. The establishment of Êqëvî-qêya Ye was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Nadie struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Êqëvî-qêya Ye as a prison colony.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye is buildings are arranged arround a single premissive flagstone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. 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. Êqëvî-qêya Ye'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 though effective defenses have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.
Your first impression of Êqëvî-qêya Ye proves to be right on the money. This city is where the rebels chose to settle. Fashion trends are quite simply the opposite of what’s popular in the other nearby communities. THis trend extends everywhere. Things that should be black are white, what would normally be square is organically curved, and what is typically unthinkable for polite society is more than welcome in this public square. Up to the logical limits, of course. There’s no flaying someone alive to eat their skin going on, but the women are dressed a little immodestly, the men are a little more emotional, and the food is all overly complex and terrible.
Civic Infrastructure
Êqëvî-qêya Ye possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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 Êqëvî-qêya Ye. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Êqëvî-qêya Ye's parks.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Êqëvî-qêya Ye.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Êqëvî-qêya Ye's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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. Êqëvî-qêya Ye's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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 Êqëvî-qêya Ye's natural decorations nor waterways.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye 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
Êqëvî-qêya Ye's town hall 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.
Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Êqëvî-qêya Ye.
The Snake, Cobra (Emperor) near Êqëvî-qêya Ye are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.
Êqëvî-qêya Ye's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via proclamations.
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: 243
Farmers: 397
Farm Laborer: 684
Hunters: 384
Milk Maids: 300
Ranchers: 161
Ranch Hands: 357
Shepherds: 286
Farmland: 492672 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 30792
Poultry: 369504
Swine: 24633
Sheep: 1231
Goats: 246
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 12316
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 251
Blacksmiths: 273
Bookbinders: 157
Buckle-makers: 173
Cabinetmakers: 279
Candlemakers: 439
Carpenters: 378
Clothmakers: 362
Coach and Harness Makers: 129
Coopers: 300
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 169
Copyists: 121
Cutlers: 100
Fabricworkers: 273
Farrier: 746
Furriers: 81
Glassworkers: 513
Gunsmiths: 270
Harness-Makers: 118
Hatters: 225
Hosiery Workers: 84
Jewelers: 141
Leatherwrights: 351
Locksmiths: 125
Matchstick makers: 189
Musical Instrument Makers: 171
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 148
Paper Workers: 183
Plasterers: 166
Pursemakers: 201
Roofers: 131
Ropemakers: 123
Rugmakers: 121
Saddlers: 232
Scabbardmakers: 243
Scalemakers: 131
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 82
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 120
Shoemakers: 118
Soap and Tallow Workers: 367
Tailors: 794
Tanners: 150
Upholsterers: 181
Watchmakers: 171
Weavers: 397
Whitesmiths: 96
Merchants
Adventuring Goods Retellers: 85
Arcana Sellers: 85
Beer-Sellers: 171
Booksellers: 201
Butchers: 300
Chandlers: 315
Chicken Butchers: 337
Entrepreneurs: 130
Fine Clothiers: 307
Fishmongers: 315
Florists: 75
Potion Sellers: 198
Resellers: 513
Spice Merchants: 164
Wine-sellers: 246
Wheelwright: 189
Woodsellers: 121
Service workers
Bakers: 559
Barbers: 547
Coachmen: 175
Cooks: 535
Doctors: 270
Gamekeepers: 195
Grooms: 107
Hairdressers: 424
Healers: 357
Housekeepers: 342
Housemaids: 724
House Stewards: 373
Inns: 118
Laundry maids: 228
Maidservants: 424
Nursery Maids: 223
Pastrycooks: 456
Restaurateur: 513
Tavern Keepers: 648
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 172
Bleachers: 111
Chemical Workers: 70
Coal Heavers: 256
In-Town Couriers: 307
Long Haul Couriers: 256
Dockyard Workers: 246
Gas Workers: 60
Hay Merchants: 104
Leech Collectors: 311
Millers: 267
Miners: 279
Oilmen and Polishers: 192
Postmen: 293
Pure Finder: 158
Skinners: 332
Sugar Refiners: 71
Tosher: 189
Warehousemen: 439
Watercarriers: 270
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 342
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 165
Alchemist: 182
Clerk: 236
Dentists: 119
Educators: 319
Engineers: 183
Gardeners: 123
Mages: 95
Plumbers: 128
Pharmacist: 143
Professors: 53
Scientists: 89
Wizards: 53
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 120
Bankers: 167
Civil Clerks: 279
Civic Iudex: 136
Consultants: 81
Exorcist: 286
Fixers: 143
Kami Clerk: 253
Landlords: 248
Lawyers: 144
Legend Keepers: 219
Militia Officers: 1231
Monks, Monastic: 324
Monks, Civic: 424
Historian, Oral: 286
Historian, Textual: 144
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 293
Priests: 559
Rangers: 173
Rat Catchers: 190
Scholars: 201
Spiritualist: 219
Slayers: 70
Storytellers: 483
Military Officers: 456
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 384
Comfort Services: 439
Enchanters: 139
Herbalists: 139
Jaminators: 410
Needleworkers: 410
Potters: 212
Preserve Makers: 373
Quilters: 183
Seamsters: 724
Spinners: 351
Tinker: 132
Weaver: 362
Artists
Actors: 131
Architects: 48
Bards: 198
Costumers: 77
Dancers: 143
Drafters: 82
Engravers: 101
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 59
Glaziers: 132
Inlayers: 118
Musicians: 315
Painters, Art: 64
Playwrights: 135
Sculptors, Art: 107
Wood Carvers: 424
Writers: 384
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 397
Canners: 384
Cheesmakers: 384
Ice Merchants: 54
Millers: 273
Picklers: 205
Smokers: 159
Stockmakers: 136
Tobacconists: 186
Tallowmakers: 256
47064 of Êqëvî-qêya Ye's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
2569 work in Agriculture
10573 work as Craftsmen
3752 work as Merchants
7218 work as Service Workers
4725 work as General Laborers
1888 work as Skilled Laborers
7129 work as Civil Servants
4258 work in Cottage Industries
2518 work as Artists
2434 work in Produce Industries
73641 of Êqëvî-qêya Ye's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2463 (2%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Many of Êqëvî-qêya Ye’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Êqëvî-qêya Ye’s streets.
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History
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of protected Êqëvî-qêya Ye's harvest from an army of bandits. One of Êqëvî-qêya Ye's festivals remembers the hero.