Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè (/ˈqaʤe/ /baˈzehë/ [mammal] [servant; waiter]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Lîsithapíe Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè was founded by Mlëd Shegarêv, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè receives an average of 206 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3122 m (10242 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1421, by Mlëd Shegarêv. The establishment of Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Mlëd Shegarêv struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè as a prison colony.

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè is was constructed arround several premissive flagstone 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 sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the town's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. Astonishigly, the boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Even the most brief look arround Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The town is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Hën-bazehë 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.

Hën-bazehë 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.

Hën-bazehë 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.

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

Hën-bazehë 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 Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Hën-bazehë 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.

Hën-bazehë 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.

Hën-bazehë 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

While Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè.

The Ramidreju near Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè are known to be quite timid.

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Summoning 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.

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

479 of Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 107 work as Craftsmen
• 40 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 46 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 71 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

996 of Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 30 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hën-bazehë Dêtîkè's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

The the a bevor of Illusion, an a bevor imbued with potent amounts of Illusion energies was created in Hempston by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History