Odíhg J̼umgamshe

Odíhg J̼umgamshe (/j̼um/ /ˈgamʃe/ [fury] [mauve]) is a subtropical Small Town located in the Nijhobbub Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Odíhg J̼umgamshe is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg J̼umgamshe was founded by Důts Pughan Edwards Watkins, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg J̼umgamshe has a yearly average temperature of 32°C (89°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 36°C (96°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 29°C (84°F). Odíhg J̼umgamshe receives an average of 228 cm/y (89 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg J̼umgamshe covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 534 m (1751 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg J̼umgamshe was founded durring the late 9th century, by Důts Pughan Edwards Watkins. The establishment of Odíhg J̼umgamshe was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Odíhg J̼umgamshe's construction back out of the project. Důts Pughan Edwards Watkins pushed on reguardles, and Odíhg J̼umgamshe was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Odíhg J̼umgamshe was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg J̼umgamshe 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 J̼umgamshe is buildings are arranged within a network of crampt cobblestone 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 has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused defences 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 J̼umgamshe gives the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Odíhg J̼umgamshe brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Odíhg J̼umgamshe 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 J̼umgamshe's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Odíhg J̼umgamshe vermin leave small tokens in payment for food taken.

The Leshy, Fungus near Odíhg J̼umgamshe are known to be quite timid.

Odíhg J̼umgamshe's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Summoning energies of tier 3 via 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 J̼umgamshe Census Data: Year 2000

288 of Odíhg J̼umgamshe's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 61 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 46 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 8 work as Skilled Laborers
• 45 work as Civil Servants
• 29 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 15 work in Produce Industries

659 of Odíhg J̼umgamshe's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 29 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Odíhg J̼umgamshe 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).

Odíhg J̼umgamshe is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of slew a monster which had been terrorizing the streets of Odíhg J̼umgamshe. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History