Hêfk-dèzepía Ye

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye (/ˈkɛplʊ/ /dèˈzep˔a/ [file; folder; wallet] [peak]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Hansa Canton of the Union of Engineers.

The name Hêfk-dèzepía Ye is derived from the Sylvin language, as Hêfk-dèzepía Ye was founded by Èqthêv, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Hêfk-dèzepía Ye receives an average of 270 cm/y (106 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Hêfk-dèzepía Ye covers an area of nearly 267 km² (106 mi²), and an average elevation of 2198 m (7211 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1402, by Èqthêv. The establishment of Hêfk-dèzepía Ye suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hêfk-dèzepía Ye is no diffrent. The city'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.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye is buildings are built arround a single spacious carved bedrock mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city 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specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment.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 city is well defended against anything short of an army. Astonishigly, the brittle defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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. Beneath this surface, the people of Hêfk-dèzepía Ye can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Hêfk-dèzepía Ye places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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 Hêfk-dèzepía Ye. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Hêfk-dèzepía Ye's parks.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Hêfk-dèzepía Ye.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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.

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

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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 City. Hêfk-dèzepía Ye's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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 Hêfk-dèzepía Ye's natural decorations nor waterways.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye 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.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye's chapel 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 Hêfk-dèzepía Ye rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Snake, Venomous near Hêfk-dèzepía Ye are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye Census Data: Year 2000

23660 of Hêfk-dèzepía Ye's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1276 work in Agriculture
• 5241 work as Craftsmen
• 1925 work as Merchants
• 3638 work as Service Workers
• 2417 work as General Laborers
• 984 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3403 work as Civil Servants
• 2149 work in Cottage Industries
• 1346 work as Artists
• 1281 work in Produce Industries

37213 of Hêfk-dèzepía Ye's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1882 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hêfk-dèzepía Ye is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

The the a bowl of Mysticism, an a bowl imbued with notable amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Hêfk-dèzepía Ye by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History