Odíhg Kstiyààj

Odíhg Kstiyààj (Kstiyà /əʤ/ [coincidence] [colony]) is a subtropical Town located in the Pesutkrakoda Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Odíhg Kstiyààj is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Kstiyààj was founded by Nīb Cú̄w̄b 'Tiffany Zena' Séó̄rmē Ya̋mē Ga̋chvēb Hanford Vaughes, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Kstiyààj has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Odíhg Kstiyààj receives an average of 243 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg Kstiyààj covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5146 m (16883 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Kstiyààj was founded durring the late 9th century, by Nīb Cú̄w̄b 'Tiffany Zena' Séó̄rmē Ya̋mē Ga̋chvēb Hanford Vaughes. 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 Nīb Cú̄w̄b 'Tiffany Zena' Séó̄rmē Ya̋mē Ga̋chvēb Hanford Vaughes.

Odíhg Kstiyààj was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Kstiyààj is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Odíhg Kstiyààj is was constructed arround several restrictive gravel mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's minimaly adiquite are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Odíhg Kstiyààj has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Odíhg Kstiyààj’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Odíhg Kstiyààj 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

While Odíhg Kstiyààj might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Odíhg Kstiyààj's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is skipped in Odíhg Kstiyààj.

The Snake, Viper near Odíhg Kstiyààj are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Odíhg Kstiyààj's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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 Kstiyààj Census Data: Year 2000

376 of Odíhg Kstiyààj's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

811 of Odíhg Kstiyààj's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 62 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Odíhg Kstiyààj has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Odíhg Kstiyààj's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History