Ëyê-laka Îè

Ëyê-laka Îè (/ˈëjɘ/ /ˈlaka/ [soft; quiet; gentle] [campaign; crusade]) is a temperate Large City located in the Cyserius Province of the Union of Engineers.

The name Ëyê-laka Îè is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Ëyê-laka Îè was founded by Trêtco, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Ëyê-laka Îè has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Ëyê-laka Îè receives an average of 278 cm/y (109 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ëyê-laka Îè covers an area of nearly 421 km² (168 mi²), and an average elevation of 748 m (2454 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ëyê-laka Îè was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1420, by Trêtco. The establishment of Ëyê-laka Îè was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Ëyê-laka Îè's construction back out of the project. Trêtco pushed on reguardles, and Ëyê-laka Îè was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Ëyê-laka Îè was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

Ëyê-laka Îè is is constructed arround a series of premissive carved bedrock mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. Unfortuantly, these brittle defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Ëyê-laka Îè. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ëyê-laka Îè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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 Ëyê-laka Îè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ëyê-laka Îè's parks.

Ëyê-laka Îè has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ëyê-laka Îè.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

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

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

Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

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

Ëyê-laka Îè has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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. Ëyê-laka Îè's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Ëyê-laka Îè's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ëyê-laka Îè has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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 Ëyê-laka Îè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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.

Ëyê-laka Îè 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

Ëyê-laka Îè'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 Ëyê-laka Îè the milk never sours.

The Trollkin near Ëyê-laka Îè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ëyê-laka Îè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via moments of science.

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.

Ëyê-laka Îè Census Data: Year 2000

37673 of Ëyê-laka Îè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2226 work in Agriculture
• 8526 work as Craftsmen
• 3061 work as Merchants
• 5594 work as Service Workers
• 3851 work as General Laborers
• 1524 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5484 work as Civil Servants
• 3316 work in Cottage Industries
• 2061 work as Artists
• 2030 work in Produce Industries

53219 of Ëyê-laka Îè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 7903 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ëyê-laka Îè is a major trade hub, connecting several important cities or resource production areas. It’s probably at an important river juncture, ancient crossroads, or occupying the only safe path through some perilous wilderness. Its position may be important enough that it can survive on trade alone, despite being unable to feed itself with the surrounding land. Such hubs are usually heavily garrisoned by the lord who profits from their tariffs and taxes.

Ëyê-laka Îè's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Ëyê-laka Îè's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History