Large City: Thëpîn-yetî Ye

Thëpîn-yetî Ye
Example Iron Elvish architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Szore County
Region	Zumehusipa Holt
Founded	894
Community Leader	City Manager Syhn
Area	368 km² (147 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation	1162 m (3812 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	239 cm/y (94 in/y)
Population	86295
Population Density	234 people per km² (587 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Mysticism
Naming
Native name	Thëpîn-yetî Ye
Pronunciation	/ˈmèha/ /ˈjetɪ/
Direct Translation	[real; authentic] [book; novel]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Thëpîn-yetî Ye (/ˈmèha/ /ˈjetɪ/ [real; authentic] [book; novel]) is a temperate Large City located in the Szore County of the Union of Engineers.

The name Thëpîn-yetî Ye is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Thëpîn-yetî Ye was founded by Zaadgiag, who was culturaly Iron Elvish.

Climate

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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 22°C (71°F). Thëpîn-yetî Ye receives an average of 239 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Thëpîn-yetî Ye covers an area of nearly 368 km² (147 mi²), and an average elevation of 1162 m (3812 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Thëpîn-yetî Ye was founded durring the late 10th century, by Zaadgiag. The establishment of Thëpîn-yetî Ye was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zaadgiag electing to pay people to resettle in Thëpîn-yetî Ye.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye was built using the conventions of Iron Elvish durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Thëpîn-yetî Ye is no diffrent. The city'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.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye is buildings are arranged arround a single spacious cobblestone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Thëpîn-yetî Ye, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The Relic of the World That Was 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 Thëpîn-yetî Ye gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Thëpîn-yetî Ye brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Thëpîn-yetî Ye has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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 Thëpîn-yetî Ye. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Thëpîn-yetî Ye's parks.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Thëpîn-yetî Ye.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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.

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

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

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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.

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

Thëpîn-yetî Ye has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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. Thëpîn-yetî Ye's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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 Thëpîn-yetî Ye's natural decorations nor waterways.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye 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

Thëpîn-yetî Ye's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its buildings being predominantly formed through the combination of basic geometric shapes. However, it shown in the detailing given to the structures such as its characteristic tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony, and balance in their designs to an astonishing degree of precision. Decorative elements for the buildings tended to be built into the structure itself, making great use of fluting, frescoes, inlays, and embossing.

Thëpîn-yetî Ye's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 via recitation of scripture.

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: 167
Farmers: 246
Farm Laborer: 479
Hunters: 287
Milk Maids: 215
Ranchers: 109
Ranch Hands: 257
Shepherds: 205

Farmland: 345180 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 21573
Poultry: 258885
Swine: 17259
Sheep: 862
Goats: 172
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 8629

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 179
Blacksmiths: 210
Bookbinders: 109
Buckle-makers: 115
Cabinetmakers: 191
Candlemakers: 331
Carpenters: 292
Clothmakers: 246
Coach and Harness Makers: 93
Coopers: 210
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 120
Copyists: 82
Cutlers: 69
Fabricworkers: 196
Farrier: 493
Furriers: 56
Glassworkers: 308
Gunsmiths: 185
Harness-Makers: 84
Hatters: 170
Hosiery Workers: 62
Jewelers: 96
Leatherwrights: 221
Locksmiths: 84
Matchstick makers: 132
Musical Instrument Makers: 123
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 115
Paper Workers: 121
Plasterers: 115
Pursemakers: 148
Roofers: 89
Ropemakers: 88
Rugmakers: 81
Saddlers: 154
Scabbardmakers: 185
Scalemakers: 93
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 55
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 83
Shoemakers: 82
Soap and Tallow Workers: 282
Tailors: 523
Tanners: 110
Upholsterers: 130
Watchmakers: 112
Weavers: 261
Whitesmiths: 69

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 59
Arcana Sellers: 60
Beer-Sellers: 116
Booksellers: 134
Butchers: 221
Chandlers: 227
Chicken Butchers: 218
Entrepreneurs: 89
Fine Clothiers: 196
Fishmongers: 215
Florists: 53
Potion Sellers: 146
Resellers: 308
Spice Merchants: 116
Wine-sellers: 191
Wheelwright: 130
Woodsellers: 82

Service workers

Bakers: 575
Barbers: 383
Coachmen: 130
Cooks: 331
Doctors: 203
Gamekeepers: 132
Grooms: 78
Hairdressers: 319
Healers: 250
Housekeepers: 239
Housemaids: 431
House Stewards: 261
Inns: 80
Laundry maids: 169
Maidservants: 278
Nursery Maids: 156
Pastrycooks: 297
Restaurateur: 297
Tavern Keepers: 431

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 122
Bleachers: 79
Chemical Workers: 49
Coal Heavers: 179
In-Town Couriers: 215
Long Haul Couriers: 196
Dockyard Workers: 183
Gas Workers: 42
Hay Merchants: 71
Leech Collectors: 265
Millers: 210
Miners: 210
Oilmen and Polishers: 132
Postmen: 205
Pure Finder: 111
Skinners: 269
Sugar Refiners: 49
Tosher: 132
Warehousemen: 319
Watercarriers: 181
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 278

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 112
Alchemist: 131
Clerk: 172
Dentists: 85
Educators: 236
Engineers: 126
Gardeners: 85
Mages: 63
Plumbers: 91
Pharmacist: 103
Professors: 37
Scientists: 65
Wizards: 37

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 81
Bankers: 117
Civil Clerks: 196
Civic Iudex: 92
Consultants: 55
Exorcist: 187
Fixers: 106
Kami Clerk: 155
Landlords: 167
Lawyers: 107
Legend Keepers: 146
Militia Officers: 663
Monks, Monastic: 269
Monks, Civic: 297
Historian, Oral: 196
Historian, Textual: 98
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 200
Priests: 331
Rangers: 123
Rat Catchers: 131
Scholars: 139
Spiritualist: 165
Slayers: 48
Storytellers: 352
Military Officers: 269

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 261
Comfort Services: 308
Enchanters: 95
Herbalists: 96
Jaminators: 287
Needleworkers: 308
Potters: 148
Preserve Makers: 233
Quilters: 121
Seamsters: 431
Spinners: 261
Tinker: 98
Weaver: 215

Artists

Actors: 91
Architects: 33
Bards: 128
Costumers: 52
Dancers: 103
Drafters: 56
Engravers: 70
Fine Furniture Carpenters: 41
Glaziers: 92
Inlayers: 85
Musicians: 246
Painters, Art: 45
Playwrights: 90
Sculptors, Art: 76
Wood Carvers: 308
Writers: 269

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 331
Canners: 269
Cheesmakers: 287
Ice Merchants: 38
Millers: 176
Picklers: 143
Smokers: 109
Stockmakers: 96
Tobacconists: 128
Tallowmakers: 205

32711 of Thëpîn-yetî Ye's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

51859 of Thëpîn-yetî Ye's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1725 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Thëpîn-yetî Ye is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century heavy spring rains following an uncharacteristically dry year and a minor earthquake resulted in the collapse of the east slope of Hate Mountain. the landslide struck Thëpîn-yetî Ye, and devastated the community. 156 people, 241 livestock, and 65 buildings were lost to the calamity. The disaster is recorded in history as Hate's Fall.