Town: Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn
Example Tauric architecture.
StateDalandic Empire
ProvenceGèfy̼è Provence
Sub ProvenceSpokvungzluz̄asu County
RegionBo-28c Zăw Shrublands
Founded1502
Community LeaderMaster Tsîbè Pughankland
Area4 km2 (1 mi2)
Average Yearly Temp29°C (84°F)
Average Elevation4622 m (15164 ft)
Average Yearly Precipitation161 cm/y (63 in/y)
Population1023
Population Density255 people per km2 (1023 people per mi2)
Town AuraInvocation
Naming
Native nameOdíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn
Pronunciation/nʊc jiw/ /vɛn/
Direct Translation[spine] [brush; brush (for hair)]
Translation[Not Yet Translated]

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn (/nʊc jiw/ /vɛn/ [spine] [brush; brush (for hair)]) is a subtropical Town located in Spokvungzluz̄asu County, Gèfy̼è Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn was founded by Glîd Fluellen, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn receives an average of 161 cm/y (63 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn covers an area of nearly 4 km2 (1 mi2), and an average elevation of 4622 m (15164 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn was founded durring the early 16th century in spring of the year 1502, by Glîd Fluellen. The establishment of Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Glîd Fluellen electing to pay people to resettle in Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn.

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn is buildings have been located at convienant points along the lake Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the restrictive baked earthen streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn's size could have. Astonishigly, the well-designed, yet cheep are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn 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

While Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn's garrison 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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is long in Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn.

The Vukodlak near Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Enchantment energies of tier 3 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.

Agriculture

  • Dairy Farmers: 1
  • Farmers: 3
  • Farm Laborer: 8
  • Hunters: 3
  • Milk Maids: 2
  • Ranchers: 1
  • Ranch Hands: 3
  • Shepherds: 2
    • Farmland: 4153 m2
    • Cattle and Similar Creatures: 255
    • Poultry: 3069
    • Swine: 204
    • Sheep: 10
    • Goats: 2
    • Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 102

Craftsmen

  • Arms and Toolmakers: 2
  • Blacksmiths: 2
  • Bookbinders: 1
  • Buckle-makers: 1
  • Cabinetmakers: 2
  • Candlemakers: 3
  • Carpenters: 3
  • Clothmakers: 2
  • Coach and Harness Makers: 1
  • Coopers: 2
  • Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
  • Fabricworkers: 2
  • Farrier: 6
  • Glassworkers: 3
  • Gunsmiths: 2
  • Hatters: 2
  • Jewelers: 1
  • Leatherwrights: 2
  • Locksmiths: 1
  • Matchstick makers: 1
  • Musical Instrument Makers: 1
  • Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
  • Paper Workers: 1
  • Plasterers: 1
  • Pursemakers: 1
  • Roofers: 1
  • Ropemakers: 1
  • Saddlers: 2
  • Scabbardmakers: 2
  • Scalemakers: 1
  • Shoemakers: 1
  • Soap and Tallow Workers: 3
  • Tailors: 4
  • Tanners: 1
  • Upholsterers: 1
  • Watchmakers: 1
  • Weavers: 3

Merchants

  • Beer-Sellers: 1
  • Booksellers: 1
  • Butchers: 2
  • Chandlers: 2
  • Chicken Butchers: 3
  • Entrepreneurs: 1
  • Fine Clothiers: 2
  • Fishmongers: 2
  • Potion Sellers: 1
  • Resellers: 3
  • Spice Merchants: 1
  • Wine-sellers: 2
  • Wheelwright: 1

Service workers

  • Bakers: 6
  • Barbers: 5
  • Coachmen: 1
  • Cooks: 3
  • Doctors: 2
  • Gamekeepers: 1
  • Hairdressers: 3
  • Healers: 2
  • Housekeepers: 3
  • Housemaids: 5
  • House Stewards: 3
  • Laundry maids: 1
  • Maidservants: 3
  • Nursery Maids: 1
  • Pastrycooks: 3
  • Restaurateur: 3
  • Tavern Keepers: 4

Specialized Laborer

  • Ashworkers: 1
  • Coal Heavers: 2
  • In-Town Couriers: 2
  • Long Haul Couriers: 2
  • Dockyard Workers: 2
  • Leech Collectors: 2
  • Millers: 2
  • Miners: 2
  • Oilmen and Polishers: 1
  • Postmen: 2
  • Pure Finder: 1
  • Skinners: 3
  • Tosher: 1
  • Warehousemen: 3
  • Watercarriers: 2
  • Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3

Skilled Laborers

  • Accountants: 1
  • Alchemist: 1
  • Clerk: 2
  • Dentists: 1
  • Educators: 2
  • Engineers: 1
  • Gardeners: 1
  • Plumbers: 1
  • Pharmacist: 1

Civil Servants

  • Adventurers: 1
  • Bankers: 1
  • Civil Clerks: 2
  • Civic Iudex: 1
  • Exorcist: 2
  • Fixers: 1
  • Kami Clerk: 1
  • Landlords: 2
  • Lawyers: 1
  • Legend Keepers: 1
  • Militia Officers: 6
  • Monks, Monastic: 3
  • Monks, Civic: 3
  • Historian, Oral: 2
  • Historian, Textual: 1
  • Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
  • Priests: 4
  • Rangers: 1
  • Rat Catchers: 1
  • Scholars: 1
  • Spiritualist: 1
  • Storytellers: 4
  • Military Officers: 3

Cottage Industries

  • Brewers: 2
  • Comfort Services: 3
  • Enchanters: 1
  • Herbalists: 1
  • Jaminators: 3
  • Needleworkers: 3
  • Potters: 1
  • Preserve Makers: 3
  • Quilters: 1
  • Seamsters: 5
  • Spinners: 3
  • Tinker: 1
  • Weaver: 2

Artists

  • Actors: 1
  • Bards: 1
  • Dancers: 1
  • Glaziers: 1
  • Musicians: 3
  • Playwrights: 1
  • Wood Carvers: 3
  • Writers: 4

Produce Industries

  • Butter Churners: 3
  • Canners: 2
  • Cheesmakers: 4
  • Millers: 2
  • Picklers: 1
  • Smokers: 1
  • Stockmakers: 1
  • Tobacconists: 1
  • Tallowmakers: 2

307 of Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

645 of Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 71 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn. One of Odíhg Nùkē Yiwvèn's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History