Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè (/ˈmɘʃe/ /ˈθaë/ [mature] [experiment]) is a temperate Small Town located in the Jajëhifitë Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè was founded by Trilè Dyèdsí, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè receives an average of 225 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3014 m (9888 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1525, by Trilè Dyèdsí. The establishment of Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Trilè Dyèdsí electing to pay people to resettle in Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè.

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The town'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.

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of crampt cobblestone streets which form triangular 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 sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The town's would-be-castle fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The town is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Mêshe-thaë 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.

Mêshe-thaë 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.

Mêshe-thaë 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.

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

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Mêshe-thaë 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.

Cultural Notes

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè is led by one or more incompetents. While they must have been very good at something to have acquired the position, they are fundamentally incapable of leading. Uncontrolled passions or lusts, commitment to a hopelessly impractical ideal, pigheaded obstinacy in the face of failure, a total lack of charisma or interpersonal skills, or profound laziness might all unfit them for their post.

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè.

The Mud Elemental, Small near Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves performance art to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 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.

Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

262 of Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 57 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 43 work as Service Workers
• 25 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 40 work as Civil Servants
• 26 work in Cottage Industries
• 11 work as Artists
• 14 work in Produce Industries

631 of Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 27 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Mêshe-thaë 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 Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

The the a suit of Jack chain armor of Mysticism, an a suit of Jack chain armor imbued with great amounts of Mysticism energies was created in Mêshe-thaë Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History