Small Town: Odíhg Yafjegic

Odíhg Yafjegic

Odíhg Yafjegic
Example Tauric architecture.
StateKingdom of Hobben
ProvenceWizkèysè Provence
RegionNgáijo-ftäla Meadows
Founded1229
Community LeaderAutocrat Bresh Iwan Leyshon
Area3 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp27°C (80°F)
Average Elevation6246 m (20492 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation201 cm/y (79 in/y)
Population887
Population Density295 people per km2 (887 people per mi2)
Town AuraSummoning
Naming
Native nameOdíhg Yafjegic
Pronunciation/ˈjafje/ /gic/
Direct Translation[constitution] [lazy]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Odíhg Yafjegic (/ˈjafje/ /gic/ [constitution] [lazy]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Wizkèysè Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Odíhg Yafjegic is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Yafjegic was founded by Bresh Iwan, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Yafjegic has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Odíhg Yafjegic receives an average of 201 cm/y (79 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Odíhg Yafjegic covers an area of nearly 3 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 6246 m (20492 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Yafjegic was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1229, by Bresh Iwan. The establishment of Odíhg Yafjegic was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Bresh Iwan electing to pay people to resettle in Odíhg Yafjegic.

Odíhg Yafjegic was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Yafjegic is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Odíhg Yafjegic is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad split-log ties streets which form hexical 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 emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Unfortuantly, these minimaly adiquite are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Odíhg Yafjegic. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them. You should probably listen to them, as every time you’re asked to leave the person asking you to leave has referenced the town’s patron divine in some way. The little voice in the back of your mind that tells you when you’re in danger feels like it’s just glaring at you and muttering about how stupid you are for even remaining in town.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Odíhg Yafjegic 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Odíhg Yafjegic's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

The Mud Elemental, Medium near Odíhg Yafjegic are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

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

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: 3592 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 221
    • Poultry: 2661
    • Swine: 177
    • Sheep: 8
    • Goats: 1
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 88

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 1
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 1
  • Candlemakers: 2
  • Carpenters: 2
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • 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: 2
  • Tailors: 4
  • 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: 3
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 3
  • Doctors: 1
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Hairdressers: 3
  • Healers: 2
  • Housekeepers: 2
  • Housemaids: 4
  • House Stewards: 2
  • Laundry maids: 1
  • Maidservants: 3
  • Nursery Maids: 1
  • Pastrycooks: 2
  • Restaurateur: 3
  • Tavern Keepers: 3

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 1
  • In-Town Couriers: 2
  • Long Haul Couriers: 2
  • Dockyard Workers: 1
  • Leech Collectors: 2
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 2
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 1
  • Postmen: 2
  • 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: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 1
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 1
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 6
  • Monks, Monastic: 2
  • Monks, Civic: 2
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 3
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 3
  • Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 2
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Jaminators: 2
  • Needleworkers: 3
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 2
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 4
  • Spinners: 2
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

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

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 3
  • Canners: 2
  • Cheesmakers: 2
  • Millers: 1
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

244 of Odíhg Yafjegic's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

608 of Odíhg Yafjegic's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 35 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History