Kêkë-daka Bî

Kêkë-daka Bî (/ˈkɘkë/ /ˈdaka/ [weather] [plantation]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Mèhcebî Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Kêkë-daka Bî is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Kêkë-daka Bî was founded by Sindiel Zêmê, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Kêkë-daka Bî has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Kêkë-daka Bî receives an average of 271 cm/y (106 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kêkë-daka Bî covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 9562 m (-11578 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kêkë-daka Bî was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1339, by Sindiel Zêmê. The establishment of Kêkë-daka Bî was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Sindiel Zêmê electing to pay people to resettle in Kêkë-daka Bî.

Kêkë-daka Bî was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kêkë-daka Bî is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Kêkë-daka Bî is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive paverstone 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 is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. The town's exceptionaly well made 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 Kêkë-daka Bî is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around town. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the town seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

Kêkë-daka Bî has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Kêkë-daka Bî.

Kêkë-daka Bî 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.

Kêkë-daka Bî 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.

Kêkë-daka Bî 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.

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

Kêkë-daka Bî has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Kêkë-daka Bî 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

Kêkë-daka Bî's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Kêkë-daka Bî the milk never sours.

The Hungry Flesh near Kêkë-daka Bî are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kêkë-daka Bî's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Transmutation 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.

Kêkë-daka Bî Census Data: Year 2000

279 of Kêkë-daka Bî's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 58 work as Craftsmen
• 20 work as Merchants
• 44 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 9 work as Skilled Laborers
• 42 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

654 of Kêkë-daka Bî's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 38 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kêkë-daka Bî makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea (26399 % 6)+1 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Kêkë-daka Bî's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History