Odíhg Bíhvan

Odíhg Bíhvan (/bɪ̞/ /van/ [need] [big; great (very large); massive; enormous]) is a subtropical Town located in the Luvjash County of the Picham Community.

The name Odíhg Bíhvan is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Bíhvan was founded by Alistan Pugh, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Bíhvan has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Odíhg Bíhvan receives an average of 233 cm/y (91 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg Bíhvan covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2066 m (6778 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Bíhvan was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1070, by Alistan Pugh. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Odíhg Bíhvan was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Bíhvan 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 Bíhvan is is constructed arround a series of restrictive cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The somewhat suffishent has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Odíhg Bíhvan seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do.

Civic Infrastructure

Odíhg Bíhvan has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

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

Odíhg Bíhvan 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

Odíhg Bíhvan's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Odíhg Bíhvan sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Herd Animal, Elk (Giant) near Odíhg Bíhvan are known to be quite timid.

Odíhg Bíhvan's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via throat 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.

Odíhg Bíhvan Census Data: Year 2000

351 of Odíhg Bíhvan's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 58 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

790 of Odíhg Bíhvan's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 23 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Odíhg Bíhvan produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

Odíhg Bíhvan makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. One of Odíhg Bíhvan's festivals remembers the hero.

History