Town: Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Jajëhifitë Zone
Region	Sesunjdmumina Moorland
Founded	1245
Community Leader	City Manager Khèbëd Trtho
Area	5 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	23°C (73°F)
Average Elevation	2258 m (7408 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	256 cm/y (100 in/y)
Population	1401
Population Density	280 people per km² (700 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Chronomancy
Naming
Native name	Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ˈenɘ/ /aˈnëfɘ/
Direct Translation	[land; ground; soil; dust; clay] [rod; shaft; bar; cylinder; arm]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè (/ˈenɘ/ /aˈnëfɘ/ [land; ground; soil; dust; clay] [rod; shaft; bar; cylinder; arm]) is a temperate Town located in the Jajëhifitë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè was founded by Glelê Glkadsm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè receives an average of 256 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2258 m (7408 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1245, by Glelê Glkadsm. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mêkí-anëfê 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.

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè is buildings are located arround a single restrictive paverstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's somewhat suffishent are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Even the most brief look arround Mêkí-anëfê 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 Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Mêkí-anëfê 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.

Mêkí-anëfê 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.

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

Mêkí-anëfê 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. Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Mêkí-anëfê 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 Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Mêkí-anëfê 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.

Mêkí-anëfê 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

Life is hard in Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Xtabay near Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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.

Agriculture

Dairy Farmers: 2
Farmers: 4
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3

Farmland: 5618 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 350
Poultry: 4203
Swine: 280
Sheep: 14
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 140

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 4
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 11
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 2
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 8
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 4
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 7
Barbers: 5
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 5
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 7
House Stewards: 4
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 5
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 6
Tavern Keepers: 6

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 3
Long Haul Couriers: 3
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 3
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 2
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 4
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 5
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 3
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1
Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 2
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 3
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 11
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 4

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 4
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 5
Spinners: 4
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 5
Writers: 5

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 5
Canners: 4
Cheesmakers: 5
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 2

438 of Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

851 of Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 112 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Mêkí-anëfê Dêtîkè's local festivals commemorates this miracle.