Odíhg Kstēcobà

Odíhg Kstēcobà (Kstē /ˈcobə/ [lever] [curl]) is a subtropical Town located in the Eyj̼íhrriq Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Odíhg Kstēcobà is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Kstēcobà was founded by Mēbōsh Yaw̄y 'Ella Lilith' Yä̂f̄sh Daw̄ Cór Ji̊wo, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Kstēcobà has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Odíhg Kstēcobà receives an average of 169 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Odíhg Kstēcobà covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4100 m (13451 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Kstēcobà was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1339, by Mēbōsh Yaw̄y 'Ella Lilith' Yä̂f̄sh Daw̄ Cór Ji̊wo. The establishment of Odíhg Kstēcobà was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Mēbōsh Yaw̄y 'Ella Lilith' Yä̂f̄sh Daw̄ Cór Ji̊wo electing to pay people to resettle in Odíhg Kstēcobà.

Odíhg Kstēcobà was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Kstēcobà is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Odíhg Kstēcobà is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt paverstone 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 is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Odíhg Kstēcobà's peasent-grade are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Odíhg Kstēcobà seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire town feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Odíhg Kstēcobà the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a town, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

Odíhg Kstēcobà possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

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

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

Odíhg Kstēcobà 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

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Odíhg Kstēcobà's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

In Odíhg Kstēcobà grains of dust blow into perfectly neat rows.

The Blood Hawk near Odíhg Kstēcobà are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Odíhg Kstēcobà's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Charm energies of tier 1 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 Kstēcobà Census Data: Year 2000

371 of Odíhg Kstēcobà's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 83 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 61 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

788 of Odíhg Kstēcobà's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 48 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a dragon and brought its hoard to Odíhg Kstēcobà, where it was shared with all. A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History