Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s

Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s (Dríhmew /vi̘s/ [bark (of tree)] [officer]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Fieldness Dutchy, Síhtiznur Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s was founded by Brandwen Rāka Watkins Medwin Prodger Owen, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s receives an average of 136 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4100 m (13451 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1523, by Brandwen Rāka Watkins Medwin Prodger Owen. The establishment of Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Brandwen Rāka Watkins Medwin Prodger Owen struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s as a prison colony.

Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s 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 Dríhmewvi̊s is buildings are arranged within a network of crampt packed earth streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s's robustly designed timber walls 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all preforming the same rituals to bless and anoint building,s streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holysymbols is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This town certainly loves its god.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s 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 Dríhmewvi̊s's chapel 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 short in Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s.

The Flea, Giant near Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via proclamations.

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 Dríhmewvi̊s Census Data: Year 2000

279 of Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 61 work as Craftsmen
• 20 work as Merchants
• 45 work as Service Workers
• 27 work as General Laborers
• 7 work as Skilled Laborers
• 42 work as Civil Servants
• 28 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 15 work in Produce Industries

616 of Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 67 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

POI

History

Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s's residents established a new industry (14355 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

The the a mandolin of Abjuration, an a mandolin imbued with potent amounts of Abjuration energies was created near Odíhg Dríhmewvi̊s by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History