Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè (/ˈvoʃè/ /ˈtatë/ [dense] [closure]) is a temperate Town located in the Sihîlêsê Zone of the Union of Engineers.

The name Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè is derived from the Iron Elvish language, as Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè was founded by Trënhêpî Gadsë, who was culturaly Iron Elven.

Climate

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè receives an average of 288 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5012 m (16443 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè was founded durring the early 15th century in winter of the year 1450, by Trënhêpî Gadsë. The establishment of Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè was built using the conventions of Iron Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vothè-tatë 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.

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt packed earth streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The robustly designed timber walls have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Right off the bat Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Vothè-tatë 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.

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

Vothè-tatë 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.

Vothè-tatë 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.

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

Vothè-tatë 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 Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vothè-tatë 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.

Vothè-tatë 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.

Cultural Notes

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Urdefhan near Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Augury energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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.

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè Census Data: Year 2000

462 of Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 100 work as Craftsmen
• 37 work as Merchants
• 73 work as Service Workers
• 47 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 23 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

886 of Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 117 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè lost 169 people, 311 livestock, and 52 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 160, when members of Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè's militia enacted an operation to defend a particular depot from enemy attack. The operation was complicated by aggravated civilians, who cause problems for the militia for a host of reasons. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Vothè-tatë Dêtîkè's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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