Sohê-mère Dêtîkè

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè (/ˈsohɘ/ /ˈmère/ [famous] [law]) is a temperate Town located in the Lêtdêsara Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Sohê-mère Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Sohê-mère Dêtîkè was founded by Trêrí Brèj, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Sohê-mère Dêtîkè receives an average of 185 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Sohê-mère Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5078 m (16660 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 17th century in late winter of the year 1583, by Trêrí Brèj. The establishment of Sohê-mère Dêtîkè was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Trêrí Brèj struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Sohê-mère Dêtîkè as a prison colony.

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Sohê-mère Dêtîkè is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè is was constructed arround several spacious packed earth mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town 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 town's millitarily questionable fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A quick look in any direction shows Sohê-mère Dêtîkè is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè 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.

Sohê-mère 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.

Sohê-mère 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.

Sohê-mère 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.

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

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

Sohê-mère 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

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

In Sohê-mère Dêtîkè rainbows form quite often above the Town.

The Skinwraith near Sohê-mère Dêtîkè are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 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.

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

287 of Sohê-mère Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 62 work as Craftsmen
• 21 work as Merchants
• 47 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 42 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

709 of Sohê-mère Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 20 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Sohê-mère Dêtîkè is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

The the a cup of Augury, an a cup imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created in Sohê-mère Dêtîkè by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History