Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c (/ˈbɛkrɪ̞b/ /hi̘c/ [friction] [raid]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Aldäbn Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c was founded by Emdiril Beddoes, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c receives an average of 136 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5402 m (17723 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1408, by Emdiril Beddoes. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Emdiril Beddoes.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive baked earthen streets which form octogonal 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 has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Astonishigly, the cost-cutting-focused defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c 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

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c 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 Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c's parks.

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

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c 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.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c 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.

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

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c 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 Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c's natural decorations nor waterways.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c 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.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c 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

The law within Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c is highly corrupt, or does not apply to certain favored groups or castes. Strangers might be fleeced by local lawmen, evildoers can be absolved by a payment, and powerful gentry do as they please.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c the milk never sours.

The Zoog near Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c are known to be quite timid.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves line dance to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c Census Data: Year 2000

490 of Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 106 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 85 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

916 of Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 105 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. Odíhg Bèkríhbhi̊c's militia's elite squad is named after .

History