Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè (/feˈkene/ /ˈmëcɘ/ [thick] [raft]) is a temperate Town located in the Fîthdekî Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè was founded by Zlèdshëm Glkèj, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè receives an average of 290 cm/y (114 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1566 m (5137 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1201, by Zlèdshëm Glkèj. The establishment of Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zlèdshëm Glkèj electing to pay people to resettle in Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè.

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The town'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.

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of broad paverstone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè's somewhat suffishent 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.

A look around Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Fekene-mëcê 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.

Fekene-mëcê 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.

Fekene-mëcê 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.

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

Fekene-mëcê 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 Town. Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Fekene-mëcê 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.

Cultural Notes

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Human Juju Zombie near Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves performance art to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

370 of Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 79 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

764 of Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 85 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè. Fekene-mëcê Dêtîkè created a local delicacy in 's honor which is served at festivals.

History