Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh (/ot/ /jok/ [pregnant] [river]) is a subtropical Large City located in Yehtcubÿph Hold, Ÿrtrewlqålÿ Kingdom, within the Undermountain.

The name Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh is derived from the Goblin language, as Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh was founded by Sërmë̌ Sē̌s 'Chanel Zena' Ha̋nḱ Sē̄y Yór, who was culturaly Undermountain.

Climate

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh receives an average of 141 cm/y (55 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh covers an area of nearly 149 km² (59 mi²), and an average elevation of 4928 m (16167 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1230, by Sërmë̌ Sē̌s 'Chanel Zena' Ha̋nḱ Sē̄y Yór. The establishment of Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Sërmë̌ Sē̌s 'Chanel Zena' Ha̋nḱ Sē̄y Yór electing to pay people to resettle in Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh was built using the conventions of Undermountain durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh is no diffrent. The city'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.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow cobblestone 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 city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The city's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's parks.

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

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh 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.

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

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Large City. Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

While Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh.

The Xtabay near Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh are known to be quite timid.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 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.

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh Census Data: Year 2000

13219 of Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 706 work in Agriculture
• 3059 work as Craftsmen
• 1080 work as Merchants
• 2020 work as Service Workers
• 1330 work as General Laborers
• 545 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1829 work as Civil Servants
• 1179 work in Cottage Industries
• 745 work as Artists
• 726 work in Produce Industries

20355 of Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1767 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a spear of Elven High Magic, an a spear imbued with notable amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created near Ot Yoc Ÿhkphÿh by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History