Odíhg Íhmerkèqa

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa (Íhmer /ˈkɛqa/ [orbit] [resort]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Jambèiē Provence of the Dalandic Empire.

The name Odíhg Íhmerkèqa is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Íhmerkèqa was founded by Alagwen Griffiths, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Odíhg Íhmerkèqa receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg Íhmerkèqa covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2878 m (9442 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa was founded durring the early 10th century, by Alagwen Griffiths. The establishment of Odíhg Íhmerkèqa was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Alagwen Griffiths electing to pay people to resettle in Odíhg Íhmerkèqa.

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Íhmerkèqa is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious paverstone streets which form octogonal 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. The minimaly adiquite have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Looking around Odíhg Íhmerkèqa you immediately realise that the locals are looking back at you. All of them. Everywhere you look somone is staring back at you analytically, looking over every inch of you, your gear, and your companions. As you get close to people, their hands move closer to their belt knife, or dagger. You may want to watch where you go and what you say...

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa 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 Town. Odíhg Íhmerkèqa's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa 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 Íhmerkèqa's natural decorations nor waterways.

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa 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 Íhmerkèqa 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 Íhmerkèqa's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Odíhg Íhmerkèqa.

The Xtabay near Odíhg Íhmerkèqa are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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 Íhmerkèqa Census Data: Year 2000

502 of Odíhg Íhmerkèqa's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 111 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 82 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 76 work as Civil Servants
• 46 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

918 of Odíhg Íhmerkèqa's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 123 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Odíhg Íhmerkèqa has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

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

POI

History

The the a greataxe of Wild Magic, an a greataxe imbued with potent amounts of Wild Magic energies was created near Odíhg Íhmerkèqa by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History