Kijî-cî Ratê

Kijî-cî Ratê (/ˈkiʤɪ/ /cɪ/ [ambiguous] [raincoat]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ineg̈èsho Zone of the Engineer's Guild.

The name Kijî-cî Ratê is derived from the Goblin language, as Kijî-cî Ratê was founded by Geddei, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Kijî-cî Ratê has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Kijî-cî Ratê receives an average of 273 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Kijî-cî Ratê covers an area of nearly 175 km² (70 mi²), and an average elevation of 1684 m (5524 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kijî-cî Ratê was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1139, by Geddei. The establishment of Kijî-cî Ratê was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kijî-cî Ratê's construction back out of the project. Geddei pushed on reguardles, and Kijî-cî Ratê was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kijî-cî Ratê was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kijî-cî Ratê is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Kijî-cî Ratê is is constructed arround a series of crampt paverstone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The millitarily questionable fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Kijî-cî Ratê seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Kijî-cî Ratê has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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 Kijî-cî Ratê. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kijî-cî Ratê's parks.

Kijî-cî Ratê has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Kijî-cî Ratê.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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.

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

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

Kijî-cî Ratê 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.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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.

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

Kijî-cî Ratê has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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. Kijî-cî Ratê's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Kijî-cî Ratê's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Kijî-cî Ratê has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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 Kijî-cî Ratê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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.

Kijî-cî Ratê 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

Kijî-cî Ratê's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Kijî-cî Ratê.

The Spider Eater near Kijî-cî Ratê are known to be quite timid.

Kijî-cî Ratê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves gestures to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via throat singing.

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.

Kijî-cî Ratê Census Data: Year 2000

15475 of Kijî-cî Ratê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 938 work in Agriculture
• 3485 work as Craftsmen
• 1222 work as Merchants
• 2328 work as Service Workers
• 1564 work as General Laborers
• 629 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2263 work as Civil Servants
• 1372 work in Cottage Industries
• 857 work as Artists
• 817 work in Produce Industries

23363 of Kijî-cî Ratê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2044 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kijî-cî Ratê is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

Kijî-cî Ratê used to be much richer, but something happened in the last 5 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Kijî-cî Ratê was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Kijî-cî Ratê lost 214 people, 111 livestock, and 68 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 210, when members of Kijî-cî Ratê's militia enacted an operation to escort a particular mine to a safe location. The operation was complicated by gale force winds which drowned out orders and hampered ranged combat. The conflict ended with the defense of the mine against a siege, which ended in a crushing defeat for Kijî-cî Ratê's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Kijî-cî Ratê's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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