Odíhg Ststāojedlèd

Odíhg Ststāojedlèd (Ststāo /ˈʤedlɛd/ [gossip] [cigarette; cigar]) is a subtropical Town located in Vùkíhmpèyāv County, Nùàgvan Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Odíhg Ststāojedlèd is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Ststāojedlèd was founded by Gadsmë Làkocà, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Ststāojedlèd has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Odíhg Ststāojedlèd receives an average of 169 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Odíhg Ststāojedlèd covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5398 m (17709 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Ststāojedlèd was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1236, by Gadsmë Làkocà. The establishment of Odíhg Ststāojedlèd was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Odíhg Ststāojedlèd's construction back out of the project. Gadsmë Làkocà pushed on reguardles, and Odíhg Ststāojedlèd was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Odíhg Ststāojedlèd was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Ststāojedlèd 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 Ststāojedlèd is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive baked earthen 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 town's cost-cutting-focused defences 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.

A look around Odíhg Ststāojedlèd gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop 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 Ststāojedlèd brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Odíhg Ststāojedlèd 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 Ststāojedlèd's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

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

The Blood Hawk near Odíhg Ststāojedlèd are known to be quite timid.

Odíhg Ststāojedlèd's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Wild Magic 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 Ststāojedlèd Census Data: Year 2000

302 of Odíhg Ststāojedlèd's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 64 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

657 of Odíhg Ststāojedlèd's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 50 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Odíhg Ststāojedlèd since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of saved most of the town when a natural disaster struck Odíhg Ststāojedlèd. One of Odíhg Ststāojedlèd's festivals remembers the hero.

History