Tev-ma Ratê

Tev-ma Ratê (/ˈcɘbi/ /ma/ [crazy; insane; silly] [spectrocope]) is a subtropical Large City located in Tsdirizeiē̼ County, Nùàgvan Provence, within the Daland.

The name Tev-ma Ratê is derived from the Sylvin language, as Tev-ma Ratê was founded by Èdshèbëm, who was culturaly Iron Elf.

Climate

Tev-ma Ratê has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°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 24°C (75°F). Tev-ma Ratê receives an average of 206 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Tev-ma Ratê covers an area of nearly 122 km² (48 mi²), and an average elevation of 4424 m (14514 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tev-ma Ratê was founded durring the late 15th century in spring of the year 1396, by Èdshèbëm. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Èdshèbëm.

Tev-ma Ratê was built using the conventions of Iron Elf durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tev-ma 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.

Tev-ma Ratê is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive baked earthen 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 city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Tev-ma Ratê's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. Unfortuantly, these boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Tev-ma Ratê is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This city is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Tev-ma 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.

Tev-ma 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.

Tev-ma 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.

Tev-ma 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.

Tev-ma 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.

Tev-ma 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.

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

Tev-ma Ratê has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Tev-ma 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. Tev-ma Ratê's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

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

Tev-ma Ratê has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Tev-ma 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 Tev-ma Ratê's natural decorations nor waterways.

Tev-ma 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.

Tev-ma 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.

Tev-ma 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.

Cultural Notes

Tev-ma Ratê's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Tev-ma Ratê the milk never sours.

The Gravebound near Tev-ma Ratê are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Tev-ma Ratê's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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.

Tev-ma Ratê Census Data: Year 2000

10811 of Tev-ma Ratê's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 639 work in Agriculture
• 2388 work as Craftsmen
• 863 work as Merchants
• 1664 work as Service Workers
• 1101 work as General Laborers
• 447 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1556 work as Civil Servants
• 978 work in Cottage Industries
• 600 work as Artists
• 575 work in Produce Industries

15766 of Tev-ma Ratê's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2000 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Tev-ma Ratê makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

The the a set of sabatons of Augury, an a set of sabatons imbued with potent amounts of Augury energies was created in Tale Castle by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History