Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog

Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog (Kstopsh /jəˈgɛqog/ [nerve] [hair (of head); hair (of body)]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Sksukspukati Dutchy, Osèsmā Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog was founded by Nīb Cú̄w̄b 'Tiffany Zena' Séó̄rmē Ya̋mē Ga̋chvēb Hanford Vaughes Ji̊wo Dyfodwg, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog receives an average of 146 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 8904 m (-13737 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1558, by Nīb Cú̄w̄b 'Tiffany Zena' Séó̄rmē Ya̋mē Ga̋chvēb Hanford Vaughes Ji̊wo Dyfodwg. The establishment of Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog's construction back out of the project. Nīb Cú̄w̄b 'Tiffany Zena' Séó̄rmē Ya̋mē Ga̋chvēb Hanford Vaughes Ji̊wo Dyfodwg pushed on reguardles, and Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog 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 Kstopshiēàgèqog is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt worn bedrock streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's minimaly adiquite 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.

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

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

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

Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog 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 Kstopshiēàgèqog's chapel 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..

=In Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog when drawing, it's impossible to draw an imperfect circle.

The Snake, Venomous near Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via guttural bellowing.

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 Kstopshiēàgèqog Census Data: Year 2000

225 of Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 18 work in Agriculture
• 49 work as Craftsmen
• 19 work as Merchants
• 37 work as Service Workers
• 23 work as General Laborers
• 6 work as Skilled Laborers
• 31 work as Civil Servants
• 21 work in Cottage Industries
• 9 work as Artists
• 12 work in Produce Industries

553 of Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 67 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Due to a magical anomaly, Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog 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 the Kami ended a drought plaguing Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog. One of Odíhg Kstopshiēàgèqog's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History