Odíhg J̼oyshàcu

Odíhg J̼oyshàcu (/ˈj̼ojʃə/ /cu/ [series] [funny]) is a subtropical Town located in Vïpiglolïnd Hold, Lashfi̊f Provence, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Odíhg J̼oyshàcu is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg J̼oyshàcu was founded by Slekkaa Probert, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg J̼oyshàcu has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Odíhg J̼oyshàcu receives an average of 266 cm/y (104 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg J̼oyshàcu covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1456 m (4776 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg J̼oyshàcu was founded durring the early 10th century, by Slekkaa Probert. The establishment of Odíhg J̼oyshàcu was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Slekkaa Probert struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Odíhg J̼oyshàcu as a prison colony.

Odíhg J̼oyshàcu was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg J̼oyshàcu 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 J̼oyshàcu is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious paverstone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The peasent-grade has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Odíhg J̼oyshàcu makes it abundantly clear the town suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Odíhg J̼oyshàcu has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

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

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

Odíhg J̼oyshàcu 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

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Odíhg J̼oyshàcu's town hall 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, spring is short in Odíhg J̼oyshàcu.

The Ice Elemental, Small near Odíhg J̼oyshàcu are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Odíhg J̼oyshàcu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 via speaking in tongues.

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 J̼oyshàcu Census Data: Year 2000

387 of Odíhg J̼oyshàcu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 36 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

858 of Odíhg J̼oyshàcu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 25 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Odíhg J̼oyshàcu 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 late 2nd century the Kami granted the town a great harvest. One of Odíhg J̼oyshàcu's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History