Small Town: Odíhg Íhfrèfèd

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd
Example Tauric architecture.
StateTetbur Commune
ProvenceIēibonjām Region
RegionRirutkvupz̄ok Moorland
Founded1256
Community LeaderElder Glepî Castellen
Area3 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp24°C (75°F)
Average Elevation886 m (2906 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation290 cm/y (114 in/y)
Population853
Population Density284 people per km2 (853 people per mi2)
Town AuraElven High Magic
Naming
Native nameOdíhg Íhfrèfèd
Pronunciation/ˈɪ̞frɛ/ /fɛd/
Direct Translation[hedge; shrub] [damage]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd (/ˈɪ̞frɛ/ /fɛd/ [hedge; shrub] [damage]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Iēibonjām Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Odíhg Íhfrèfèd is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Íhfrèfèd was founded by Ha̋sh Ca̋mé̄y 'Girl Delight' Méchvō Jō̋g Ré̄nḱ Gwilym, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Odíhg Íhfrèfèd receives an average of 290 cm/y (114 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg Íhfrèfèd covers an area of nearly 3 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 886 m (2906 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1256, by Ha̋sh Ca̋mé̄y 'Girl Delight' Méchvō Jō̋g Ré̄nḱ Gwilym. The establishment of Odíhg Íhfrèfèd was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Odíhg Íhfrèfèd's construction back out of the project. Ha̋sh Ca̋mé̄y 'Girl Delight' Méchvō Jō̋g Ré̄nḱ Gwilym pushed on reguardles, and Odíhg Íhfrèfèd was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Íhfrèfèd is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive cobblestone streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Odíhg Íhfrèfèd's somewhat suffishent are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Your first impression of Odíhg Íhfrèfèd proves to be right on the money. This town is where the rebels chose to settle. Fashion trends are quite simply the opposite of what’s popular in the other nearby communities. THis trend extends everywhere. Things that should be black are white, what would normally be square is organically curved, and what is typically unthinkable for polite society is more than welcome in this public square. Up to the logical limits, of course. There’s no flaying someone alive to eat their skin going on, but the women are dressed a little immodestly, the men are a little more emotional, and the food is all overly complex and terrible.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd 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 Íhfrèfèd 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.

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

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

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd 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 Íhfrèfèd's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Odíhg Íhfrèfèd the stars are always right.

The Guardian, Graven near Odíhg Íhfrèfèd are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 1
  • Farmers: 2
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 3
  • Milk Maids: 2
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 2
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 3429 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 213
    • Poultry: 2559
    • Swine: 170
    • Sheep: 8
    • Goats: 1
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 85

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 1
  • Blacksmiths: 1
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 2
  • Carpenters: 2
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 1
  • Farrier: 5
  • Glassworkers: 2
  • Gunsmiths: 1
  • Hatters: 1
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 1
  • Scabbardmakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
  • Tailors: 5
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 2

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 2
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 2
  • Fine Clothiers: 2
  • Fishmongers: 2
  • Potion Sellers: 1
  • Resellers: 3
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 1
  • Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 4
  • Barbers: 4
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 3
  • Doctors: 1
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Hairdressers: 2
  • Healers: 2
  • Housekeepers: 2
  • Housemaids: 4
  • House Stewards: 2
  • Laundry maids: 1
  • Maidservants: 3
  • Nursery Maids: 1
  • Pastrycooks: 2
  • Restaurateur: 4
  • Tavern Keepers: 3

Specialized Laborer

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

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 1
  • Educators: 2
  • Engineers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 1
  • Exorcist: 1
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 1
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 7
  • Monks, Monastic: 2
  • Monks, Civic: 2
  • Historian, Oral: 1
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 3
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 3
  • Military Officers: 2

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 2
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 2
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 3
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 3
  • Spinners: 2
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Musicians: 2
  • Wood Carvers: 2
  • Writers: 3

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 2
  • Canners: 2
  • Cheesmakers: 2
  • Millers: 1
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

235 of Odíhg Íhfrèfèd's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

584 of Odíhg Íhfrèfèd's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 34 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Odíhg Íhfrèfèd 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 several years of heavy rains culminated in a peculiar disaster. A great hole opened up beneath Odíhg Íhfrèfèd, swallowing large sections of the community. Odíhg Íhfrèfèd lost 123 people, 213 livestock, and 22 buildings in the disaster. This disaster is often refereed to as The Torment Swallowing.

History