Large Town: Gèh-akè Dêtîkè

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Sëcëngêki Zone
Region	Věkhwě Běv Basin
Founded	1206
Community Leader	City Manager Grêl Glèdsmê
Area	6 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	26°C (78°F)
Average Elevation	2350 m (7709 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	168 cm/y (66 in/y)
Population	1652
Population Density	275 people per km² (826 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Charm
Naming
Native name	Gèh-akè Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ˈqaʤe/ /ˈakè/
Direct Translation	[mammal] [guilt]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè (/ˈqaʤe/ /ˈakè/ [mammal] [guilt]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Sëcëngêki Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Gèh-akè Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Gèh-akè Dêtîkè was founded by Owaint Zesëg̈m, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Gèh-akè 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). Gèh-akè Dêtîkè receives an average of 168 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Gèh-akè Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2350 m (7709 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1206, by Owaint Zesëg̈m. The establishment of Gèh-akè Dêtîkè was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Gèh-akè Dêtîkè's construction back out of the project. Owaint Zesëg̈m pushed on reguardles, and Gèh-akè Dêtîkè was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gèh-akè 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.

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè is buildings are built arround a single restrictive baked earthen mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. Gèh-akè Dêtîkè's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Gèh-akè Dêtîkè, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the town. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

Gèh-akè 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.

Gèh-akè 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.

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

Gèh-akè 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. Gèh-akè Dêtîkè's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

Gèh-akè 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 Gèh-akè Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gèh-akè 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.

Gèh-akè 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.

Gèh-akè 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

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Gèh-akè Dêtîkè snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 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: 5
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 5
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 2
Ranch Hands: 5
Shepherds: 4

Farmland: 6756 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 413
Poultry: 4956
Swine: 330
Sheep: 16
Goats: 3
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 165

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 3
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 2
Buckle-makers: 2
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 5
Carpenters: 5
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: 1
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 2
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 3
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 10
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: 10
Barbers: 8
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 6
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 6
Healers: 5
Housekeepers: 5
Housemaids: 9
House Stewards: 5
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 3
Maidservants: 5
Nursery Maids: 3
Pastrycooks: 5
Restaurateur: 6
Tavern Keepers: 6

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: 4
Pure Finder: 2
Skinners: 5
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 5
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: 4
Fixers: 2
Kami Clerk: 3
Landlords: 3
Lawyers: 2
Legend Keepers: 3
Militia Officers: 11
Monks, Monastic: 5
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 2
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 6
Rangers: 2
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 6
Military Officers: 7

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 6
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 5
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 4
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 8
Spinners: 4
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 4

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Drafters: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 6
Writers: 6

Produce Industries

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

537 of Gèh-akè Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

1049 of Gèh-akè Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Gèh-akè Dêtîkè is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Gèh-akè Dêtîkè was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 16 days. Gèh-akè Dêtîkè lost 117 people and 285 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Cursed Fates's Flame.