Large Town: Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè
Example Iron Elven architecture.

State	Union of Engineers
Provence	Nonaba Zone
Region	Váxïpi-kegéif Woodlands
Founded	1204
Community Leader	City Manager Trtconkdo Èbêm
Area	6 km² (2 mi²)
Average Yearly Temp	28°C (82°F)
Average Elevation	8364 m (-15508 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation	85 cm/y (33 in/y)
Population	1624
Population Density	270 people per km² (812 people per mi²)
Town Aura	Illusion
Naming
Native name	Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè
Pronunciation	/ˈvɘp˔ɘ/ /ˈlëʃi/
Direct Translation	[external] [lobby]
Translation	[Not Yet Translated]

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè (/ˈvɘp˔ɘ/ /ˈlëʃi/ [external] [lobby]) is a temperate Large Town located in the Nonaba Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè was founded by Shonhêpí Dyeg̈mênm, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè receives an average of 85 cm/y (33 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 8364 m (-15508 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1204, by Shonhêpí Dyeg̈mênm. The establishment of Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Shonhêpí Dyeg̈mênm struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè as a prison colony.

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vêpíê-lëshi 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.

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè is buildings are speckled and packed arround crampt flagstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's would-be-castle fortifications are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè 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 Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's parks.

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

Vêpíê-lëshi 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.

Vêpíê-lëshi 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.

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

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè 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 Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè 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.

Vêpíê-lëshi 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.

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè 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.

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè 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

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Guardian, Graven near Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via 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: 3
Farmers: 4
Farm Laborer: 9
Hunters: 5
Milk Maids: 4
Ranchers: 2
Ranch Hands: 4
Shepherds: 4

Farmland: 6560 m²
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 406
Poultry: 4872
Swine: 324
Sheep: 16
Goats: 3
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 162

Craftsmen

Arms and Toolmakers: 3
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 2
Buckle-makers: 2
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 6
Carpenters: 5
Clothmakers: 4
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 4
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 2
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 8
Furriers: 1
Glassworkers: 5
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 3
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 4
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 2
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 2
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 2
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Scientific, Surgical, and Optical Instrument Makers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 5
Tailors: 12
Tanners: 2
Upholsterers: 2
Watchmakers: 2
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1

Merchants

Adventuring Goods Retellers: 1
Arcana Sellers: 1
Beer-Sellers: 2
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 4
Chicken Butchers: 4
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 4
Florists: 1
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 6
Spice Merchants: 2
Wine-sellers: 3
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1

Service workers

Bakers: 10
Barbers: 7
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 6
Doctors: 3
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 5
Healers: 4
Housekeepers: 5
Housemaids: 8
House Stewards: 4
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 3
Maidservants: 6
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 5
Restaurateur: 7
Tavern Keepers: 7

Specialized Laborer

Ashworkers: 2
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 3
In-Town Couriers: 3
Long Haul Couriers: 3
Dockyard Workers: 3
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 4
Millers: 3
Miners: 3
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 3
Pure Finder: 2
Skinners: 4
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 6
Watercarriers: 3
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 5

Skilled Laborers

Accountants: 2
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 3
Dentists: 1
Educators: 4
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1
Scientists: 1

Civil Servants

Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 2
Civil Clerks: 3
Civic Iudex: 1
Consultants: 1
Exorcist: 3
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 3
Landlords: 3
Lawyers: 2
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 10
Monks, Monastic: 4
Monks, Civic: 5
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 6
Rangers: 2
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 6
Military Officers: 5

Cottage Industries

Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 6
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 5
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 4
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 8
Spinners: 5
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 4

Artists

Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Drafters: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 5
Writers: 5

Produce Industries

Butter Churners: 5
Canners: 4
Cheesmakers: 5
Millers: 3
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 2
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 3

525 of Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

986 of Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 113 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea (1309 % 6)+1 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè was attacked by savage troglodytess living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè lost 234 people, 107 livestock, and 65 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 81, when members of Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's militia enacted an operation to destroy or capture a specific enemy expert. The operation was complicated by a significant percentage of the militia choose to go abandon the operation and return home. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a crushing defeat for Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Vêpíê-lëshi Dêtîkè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.