Town: Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Bëmtlaci Zone
Region	Zumehusipa Holt
Founded	1555
Community Leader	City Manager Gèbelê Tshëmtco
Area	4 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation	2114 m (6935 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	243 cm/y (95 in/y)
Population	1169
Population Density	292 people per km² (1169 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Conjuration
Naming
Native name	Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ˈsɪdɘ/ /ˈdɘnɘ/
Direct Translation	[wide; broad] [animal; beast; creature; wildlife]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè (/ˈsɪdɘ/ /ˈdɘnɘ/ [wide; broad] [animal; beast; creature; wildlife]) is a temperate Town located in the Bëmtlaci Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè was founded by Tsil̄ Zlkdsê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè receives an average of 243 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2114 m (6935 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1555, by Tsil̄ Zlkdsê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hevl-dênê 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.

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of crampt gravel 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 is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The town's top tier civilian fortifications 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.

A look around Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè shows Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The town has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè 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.

Hevl-dênê 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.

Hevl-dênê 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.

Hevl-dênê 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.

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

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

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

Hevl-dênê 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 Hevl-dênê 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.

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Gremlin near Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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: 2
Farmers: 3
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 2

Farmland: 4711 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 292
Poultry: 3507
Swine: 233
Sheep: 11
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 116

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 2
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 3
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Fabricworkers: 2
Farrier: 5
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 2
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 7
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 1
Butchers: 2
Chandlers: 2
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 2
Fishmongers: 2
Potion Sellers: 1
Resellers: 4
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 1
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 5
Barbers: 4
Coachmen: 1
Cooks: 4
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 1
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 3
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 5

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 2
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
Leech Collectors: 2
Millers: 2
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 1
Postmen: 2
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 3
Tosher: 1
Warehousemen: 4
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 6
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 5
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 3
Needleworkers: 3
Potters: 1
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 5
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 2

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 3
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 3

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 4
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 3
Millers: 2
Picklers: 1
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 2

344 of Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

790 of Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 35 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè was attacked by a group of guerrilla fighters. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè lost 146 people, 201 livestock, and 91 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 162, when members of Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's militia enacted an operation to rescue a specific spy from the enemy. The operation was complicated by the officer in charge of Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's forces was incompetent, and issue many foolish and-or unprofessional orders. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the fortification, which ended in a stalemate for Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Hevl-dênê Dêtîkè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.