I̊djíh Se

I̊djíh Se (/i̘d/ /ʤɪ̞/ [wrist; ankle] [late]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Danipuluji Kingdom, Pekhyiqtkikelevu Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name I̊djíh Se is derived from the Tauric language, as I̊djíh Se was founded by Gwaingwen Owens, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

I̊djíh Se has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). I̊djíh Se receives an average of 142 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. I̊djíh Se covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 9074 m (-13179 ft) above sea level.

Overview

I̊djíh Se was founded durring the late 17th century in early fall of the year 1581, by Gwaingwen Owens. The establishment of I̊djíh Se was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Gwaingwen Owens struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish I̊djíh Se as a prison colony.

I̊djíh Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and I̊djíh Se 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.

I̊djíh Se is buildings folow an organic layout of restrictive baked earthen streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town 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. I̊djíh Se's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the town'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.

Right off the bat I̊djíh Se 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. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

I̊djíh Se has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within I̊djíh Se.

I̊djíh Se 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.

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

I̊djíh Se possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

I̊djíh Se has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

I̊djíh Se 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

I̊djíh Se's chapel 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in I̊djíh Se.

The Trailgaunt near I̊djíh Se are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

I̊djíh Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Conjuration energies of tier 1 via singing.

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.

I̊djíh Se Census Data: Year 2000

283 of I̊djíh Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 61 work as Craftsmen
• 21 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 8 work as Skilled Laborers
• 41 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 15 work in Produce Industries

619 of I̊djíh Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 67 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

I̊djíh Se is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

I̊djíh Se is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of I̊djíh Se's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History