Small Town: Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.
StateUnion of Engineers
ProvenceJithêmênë Zone
RegionVufǐdgu-fěyno Miygu Woods
Founded1373
Community LeaderCity Manager Cä̋m Vú̄shī 'Maeve Bug' Séoīsh Mb̪v Hä̋nḱ Zeshêrê Bregeg̈m Gadonhê
Area3 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp26°C (78°F)
Average Elevation4792 m (15721 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation295 cm/y (116 in/y)
Population930
Population Density310 people per km2 (930 people per mi2)
Town AuraInvocation
Naming
Native nameFënê-diheshê Dêtîkè
Pronunciation/ˈfënɘ/ /diˈheʃɘ/
Direct Translation[tight; tense; firm; narrow] [rat]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè (/ˈfënɘ/ /diˈheʃɘ/ [tight; tense; firm; narrow] [rat]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Jithêmênë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè was founded by Cä̋m Vú̄shī 'Maeve Bug' Séoīsh Mb̪v Hä̋nḱ Zeshêrê Bregeg̈m, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè receives an average of 295 cm/y (116 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 3 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 4792 m (15721 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 15th century in spring of the year 1373, by Cä̋m Vú̄shī 'Maeve Bug' Séoīsh Mb̪v Hä̋nḱ Zeshêrê Bregeg̈m. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Cä̋m Vú̄shī 'Maeve Bug' Séoīsh Mb̪v Hä̋nḱ Zeshêrê Bregeg̈m.

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The town'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.

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of narrow split-log ties 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 has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around town. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the town seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Fënê-diheshê 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.

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

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Fënê-diheshê 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

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè's town hall 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 Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Manticore near Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Necromancy energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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: 1
  • Farmers: 2
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 3
  • Milk Maids: 2
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 2
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 3747 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 232
    • Poultry: 2790
    • Swine: 186
    • Sheep: 9
    • Goats: 1
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 93

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 1
  • Blacksmiths: 1
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 3
  • Carpenters: 3
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 4
  • Glassworkers: 3
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Hatters: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 1
  • Scabbardmakers: 2
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 2
  • Tailors: 5
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 2

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 2
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 2
  • Fine Clothiers: 2
  • Fishmongers: 2
  • Potion Sellers: 1
  • Resellers: 4
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 1
  • Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 1
  • Educators: 2
  • Engineers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 1
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 8
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 4
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 3
  • Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 2
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 2
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 2
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 4
  • Spinners: 2
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Musicians: 2
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 3
  • Writers: 3

Produce Industries

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

265 of Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

619 of Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 46 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

Due to a magical anomaly, Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè was attacked by members of a peasant revolt. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè lost 235 people, 100 livestock, and 25 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 117, when members of Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè's militia enacted an operation to destroy or capture a specific enemy influential figure. The operation was complicated by at least some of the intelligence related to the operation was incorrect. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in a stalemate for Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Fënê-diheshê Dêtîkè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History