Large Town: Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Ëradîvë Zone
Region	Trilitiz̄ Heathland
Founded	1025
Community Leader	City Manager Karli Gadonho
Area	7 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	6724 m (-20889 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	215 cm/y (84 in/y)
Population	1666
Population Density	238 people per km² (833 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Elven High Magic
Naming
Native name	Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ɘˈsèvɪ/ /ˈɘa ˈfɘbe/
Direct Translation	[absent] [genocide]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè (/ɘˈsèvɪ/ /ˈɘa ˈfɘbe/ [absent] [genocide]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Ëradîvë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè was founded by Trëg̈g̈ Shonhê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè receives an average of 215 cm/y (84 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6724 m (-20889 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 11th century, by Trëg̈g̈ Shonhê. The establishment of Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Trëg̈g̈ Shonhê struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè as a prison colony.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè is buildings are built arround a single crampt packed earth mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. The town's timber-based walls have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

Right off the bat Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things.

Civic Infrastructure

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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 Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè's parks.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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.

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

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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 Town. Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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 Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè 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

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè's garrison 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.

In Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Raven near Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Elven High Magic 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: 3
Farmers: 4
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 5
Milk Maids: 4
Ranchers: 2
Ranch Hands: 4
Shepherds: 4

Farmland: 6780 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 416
Poultry: 4998
Swine: 333
Sheep: 16
Goats: 3
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 166

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 3
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 2
Buckle-makers: 2
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 5
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 4
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 4
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 2
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 9
Furriers: 1
Glassworkers: 5
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 3
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 4
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 2
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 2
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 2
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 5
Tailors: 11
Tanners: 2
Upholsterers: 2
Watchmakers: 2
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
Arcana Sellers: 1
Beer-Sellers: 2
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 4
Chicken Butchers: 4
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 4
Fishmongers: 4
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 6
Spice Merchants: 2
Wine-sellers: 3
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 8
Barbers: 8
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 6
Doctors: 4
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 5
Healers: 4
Housekeepers: 4
Housemaids: 7
House Stewards: 4
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 3
Maidservants: 5
Nursery Maids: 3
Pastrycooks: 6
Restaurateur: 6
Tavern Keepers: 7

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 2
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 3
In-Town Couriers: 3
Long Haul Couriers: 3
Dockyard Workers: 3
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 4
Millers: 3
Miners: 3
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 3
Pure Finder: 2
Skinners: 5
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 6
Watercarriers: 3
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 5

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 2
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 3
Dentists: 1
Educators: 4
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 2
Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 2
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Consultants: 1
Exorcist: 3
Fixers: 2
Kami Clerk: 3
Landlords: 3
Lawyers: 2
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 18
Monks, Monastic: 5
Monks, Civic: 5
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 2
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 6
Rangers: 2
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 3
Storytellers: 6
Military Officers: 5

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 7
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 5
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 5
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 11
Spinners: 5
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 4

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Costumers: 1
Dancers: 1
Drafters: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 5
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 5
Writers: 5

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 5
Canners: 4
Cheesmakers: 5
Millers: 3
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 2
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 3

542 of Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

1008 of Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 116 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

History

Almost every community has some problem with bandits and highwaymen, but Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè is seriously plagued with raiders. One or more groups of persistent plunderers are hitting the community repeatedly, and they lack the necessary resources to fend them off or protect all their holdings.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 11 days. Êsèvî-êa Fêbe Dêtîkè lost 243 people and 210 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Ill Tides's Flame.