Odíhg Foriē̼èd

Odíhg Foriē̼èd (/for/ /j̼ɛd/ [flame] [indigo]) is a subtropical Town located in Mihevapu Hold, Sàsdāgíh Provence, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Odíhg Foriē̼èd is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Foriē̼èd was founded by Dyênmtco Thomas Baines, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Foriē̼èd 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 23°C (73°F). Odíhg Foriē̼èd receives an average of 288 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg Foriē̼èd covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1028 m (3372 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Foriē̼èd was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1155, by Dyênmtco Thomas Baines. The establishment of Odíhg Foriē̼èd was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Dyênmtco Thomas Baines struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Odíhg Foriē̼èd as a prison colony.

Odíhg Foriē̼èd was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Foriē̼èd 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 Foriē̼èd is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt 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 town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. The town's timber-based walls 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 town.

A quick look in any direction shows Odíhg Foriē̼èd is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live.

Civic Infrastructure

Odíhg Foriē̼èd 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 Odíhg Foriē̼èd. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Odíhg Foriē̼èd's parks.

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

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

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

Odíhg Foriē̼èd 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 Odíhg Foriē̼èd's natural decorations nor waterways.

Odíhg Foriē̼èd 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.

Odíhg Foriē̼èd 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.

Cultural Notes

Odíhg Foriē̼èd'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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is recurring in Odíhg Foriē̼èd.

The Rat near Odíhg Foriē̼èd are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Odíhg Foriē̼èd's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via throat 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.

Odíhg Foriē̼èd Census Data: Year 2000

443 of Odíhg Foriē̼èd's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 101 work as Craftsmen
• 35 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 62 work as Civil Servants
• 42 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

945 of Odíhg Foriē̼èd's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 42 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Torment Mountain, an iconic vista located neare Odíhg Foriē̼èd, proved to be volcanic when the mountain erupted. The eruption was isolated to the area around Odíhg Foriē̼èd, which was swallowed in ash, lava flows, and pyroclastic gasses. Odíhg Foriē̼èd lost 291 people, 311 livestock, and 55 buildings in the disaster. The event is forever remembered as the Day of Torment's Wrath.

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