Large City: Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè
Example Iron Elf architecture.

State	Engineer's Guild
Provence	Nonaba Zone
Region	Deh Cewd Woodlands
Founded	1316
Community Leader	Lord Glkdsëkdo
Area	206 km² (82 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation	9434 m (-11998 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	69 cm/y (27 in/y)
Population	48921
Population Density	237 people per km² (596 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Enchantment
Naming
Native name	Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè
Pronunciation	/ˈëlɘ/ /aˈnëfɘ/
Direct Translation	[awful; terrible] [rod; shaft; bar; cylinder; arm]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè (/ˈëlɘ/ /aˈnëfɘ/ [awful; terrible] [rod; shaft; bar; cylinder; arm]) is a temperate Large City located in the Nonaba Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè is derived from the Sylvin language, as Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè was founded by Úllothneth, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè receives an average of 69 cm/y (27 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè covers an area of nearly 206 km² (82 mi²), and an average elevation of 9434 m (-11998 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1316, by Úllothneth. The establishment of Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Úllothneth electing to pay people to resettle in Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive worn bedrock streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's top tier civilian fortifications 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.

Looking around Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè you immediately realise that the locals are looking back at you. All of them. Everywhere you look somone is staring back at you analytically, looking over every inch of you, your gear, and your companions. As you get close to people, their hands move closer to their belt knife, or dagger. You may want to watch where you go and what you say...

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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 Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's parks.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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.

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

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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. Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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 Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè 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

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves square dance to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 2 via 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: 89
Farmers: 143
Farm Laborer: 212
Hunters: 181
Milk Maids: 119
Ranchers: 60
Ranch Hands: 130
Shepherds: 135

Farmland: 196662 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 12230
Poultry: 146763
Swine: 9784
Sheep: 489
Goats: 97
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 4892

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 90
Blacksmiths: 108
Bookbinders: 59
Buckle-makers: 64
Cabinetmakers: 119
Candlemakers: 188
Carpenters: 150
Clothmakers: 143
Coach and Harness Makers: 49
Coopers: 122
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 69
Copyists: 45
Cutlers: 41
Fabricworkers: 111
Farrier: 362
Furriers: 31
Glassworkers: 181
Gunsmiths: 98
Harness-Makers: 47
Hatters: 93
Hosiery Workers: 34
Jewelers: 54
Leatherwrights: 122
Locksmiths: 49
Matchstick makers: 77
Musical Instrument Makers: 70
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 61
Paper Workers: 70
Plasterers: 62
Pursemakers: 80
Roofers: 52
Ropemakers: 49
Rugmakers: 47
Saddlers: 92
Scabbardmakers: 105
Scalemakers: 53
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 32
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 46
Shoemakers: 47
Soap and Tallow Workers: 141
Tailors: 264
Tanners: 63
Upholsterers: 73
Watchmakers: 62
Weavers: 157
Whitesmiths: 39

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 33
Arcana Sellers: 34
Beer-Sellers: 67
Booksellers: 71
Butchers: 125
Chandlers: 122
Chicken Butchers: 134
Entrepreneurs: 51
Fine Clothiers: 132
Fishmongers: 122
Florists: 30
Potion Sellers: 82
Resellers: 203
Spice Merchants: 67
Wine-sellers: 104
Wheelwright: 76
Woodsellers: 47

Service workers

Bakers: 232
Barbers: 250
Coachmen: 73
Cooks: 195
Doctors: 96
Gamekeepers: 75
Grooms: 44
Hairdressers: 174
Healers: 120
Housekeepers: 148
Housemaids: 271
House Stewards: 152
Inns: 47
Laundry maids: 97
Maidservants: 174
Nursery Maids: 84
Pastrycooks: 157
Restaurateur: 212
Tavern Keepers: 244

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 66
Bleachers: 44
Chemical Workers: 28
Coal Heavers: 94
In-Town Couriers: 116
Long Haul Couriers: 108
Dockyard Workers: 94
Gas Workers: 23
Hay Merchants: 42
Leech Collectors: 127
Millers: 106
Miners: 101
Oilmen and Polishers: 78
Postmen: 113
Pure Finder: 63
Skinners: 143
Sugar Refiners: 28
Tosher: 74
Warehousemen: 163
Watercarriers: 112
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 157

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 63
Alchemist: 73
Clerk: 95
Dentists: 48
Educators: 127
Engineers: 71
Gardeners: 48
Mages: 36
Plumbers: 53
Pharmacist: 58
Professors: 20
Scientists: 35
Wizards: 21

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 47
Bankers: 68
Civil Clerks: 113
Civic Iudex: 54
Consultants: 31
Exorcist: 116
Fixers: 56
Kami Clerk: 94
Landlords: 88
Lawyers: 58
Legend Keepers: 80
Militia Officers: 444
Monks, Monastic: 163
Monks, Civic: 157
Historian, Oral: 104
Historian, Textual: 55
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 111
Priests: 195
Rangers: 66
Rat Catchers: 73
Scholars: 78
Spiritualist: 97
Slayers: 26
Storytellers: 191
Military Officers: 181

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 143
Comfort Services: 188
Enchanters: 53
Herbalists: 58
Jaminators: 157
Needleworkers: 188
Potters: 84
Preserve Makers: 139
Quilters: 71
Seamsters: 271
Spinners: 163
Tinker: 52
Weaver: 116

Artists

Actors: 51
Architects: 19
Bards: 81
Costumers: 29
Dancers: 59
Drafters: 31
Engravers: 39
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 23
Glaziers: 52
Inlayers: 48
Musicians: 143
Painters, Art: 25
Playwrights: 50
Sculptors, Art: 42
Wood Carvers: 181
Writers: 148

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 174
Canners: 157
Cheesmakers: 188
Ice Merchants: 21
Millers: 97
Picklers: 81
Smokers: 61
Stockmakers: 51
Tobacconists: 76
Tallowmakers: 104

18584 of Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

29359 of Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 978 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last 1 years has greatly spiked Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè lost 278 people, 244 livestock, and 22 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 101, when members of Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's militia enacted an operation to patrol a specific area to dissuade the enemy from their current activities. The operation was complicated by the army being put into a position where they could only choose between two terrible options. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in defeat for Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Ëlê-anëfê Sêdè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.