Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè (/ˈkeθi/ /ˈʤisë/ [tailor] [option]) is a temperate Town located in the Jajëhifitë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè was founded by Së̂f̄́ Cú̄w̄b 'Kimber Rosemary' Béchvē Joīy Bēkīb Zlèbê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 25°C (77°F). Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè receives an average of 245 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2828 m (9278 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 17th century in early spring of the year 1641, by Së̂f̄́ Cú̄w̄b 'Kimber Rosemary' Béchvē Joīy Bēkīb Zlèbê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kethi-jisë 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.

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive flagstone streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. 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specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment.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.

A look around Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè 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. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Kethi-jisë 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.

Kethi-jisë 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.

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè 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.

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

Kethi-jisë 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 Town. Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Kethi-jisë 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 Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kethi-jisë 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.

Kethi-jisë 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

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Snake, Constrictor (Anaconda) near Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 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.

Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

416 of Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 88 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 42 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 64 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

903 of Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 40 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a handaxe of Chronomancy, an a handaxe imbued with great amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Kethi-jisë Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History