G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê (/θèˈkova/ /ˈcëfa/ [personal] [circus]) is a subtropical Town located in the Jithêmênë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê was founded by Shêb Sheshe, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê receives an average of 258 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6662 m (-21092 ft) above sea level.

Overview

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1208, by Shêb Sheshe. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê is was constructed arround several broad cobblestone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town 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specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment.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 town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê 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.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê 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.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê 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.

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

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê 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

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê.

The Drake, Flame near G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 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.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê Census Data: Year 2000

361 of G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

739 of G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 95 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

G̈cëit-cëfa Fêqê is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a mandolin of Transmutation, an a mandolin imbued with great amounts of Transmutation energies was created near G̈ayè-meyî Bî by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History