Small Town: Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè

Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Federation of Alveria
Provence	Jĭǐkhěn District
Region	Setsklipe Moor
Founded	1094
Community Leader	Administrator Glêyèdsê Gleg̈
Area	3 km² (1 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation	3918 m (12854 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	222 cm/y (87 in/y)
Population	931
Population Density	310 people per km² (931 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Necromancy
Naming
Native name	Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ˈtikɘ/ /ˈsɪi/
Direct Translation	[ugly] [dam]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

The name Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè was founded by Gadsho Trgfe, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Tikê-sîi 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). Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè receives an average of 222 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 3918 m (12854 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1094, by Gadsho Trgfe. The establishment of Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Gadsho Trgfe electing to pay people to resettle in Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè.

Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tikê-sîi 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.

Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow 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 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.

Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Tikê-sîi 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.

Tikê-sîi 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.

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

Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

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

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

Tikê-sîi 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

The Babbler near Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via throat chanting.

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

Farmland: 3714 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 232
Poultry: 2793
Swine: 186
Sheep: 9
Goats: 1
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 93

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 1
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 1
Candlemakers: 3
Carpenters: 2
Clothmakers: 2
Coopers: 2
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Fabricworkers: 1
Farrier: 5
Glassworkers: 3
Gunsmiths: 2
Hatters: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 2
Matchstick makers: 1
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 1
Saddlers: 1
Scabbardmakers: 2
Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
Tailors: 6
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 1
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 2

Merchants

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

Service workers

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

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 1
Educators: 2
Engineers: 1
Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 2
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 1
Landlords: 1
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 1
Militia Officers: 9
Monks, Monastic: 2
Monks, Civic: 3
Historian, Oral: 2
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 3
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 1
Scholars: 1
Spiritualist: 1
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

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

Artists

Bards: 1
Dancers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Musicians: 2
Playwrights: 1
Wood Carvers: 3
Writers: 3

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 3
Canners: 2
Cheesmakers: 3
Millers: 1
Picklers: 1
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 1
Tallowmakers: 2

268 of Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

598 of Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 65 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. One of Tikê-sîi Dêtîkè's local festivals commemorates this miracle.