Odíhg Uhuvāt

Odíhg Uhuvāt (/ˈuhu/ /vəˑt/ [rose] [sick; ill; unwell]) is a subtropical Town located in Vîbofêkêho County, Gàdāwù Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Odíhg Uhuvāt is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Uhuvāt was founded by Zhadih Qíhgùru Cox, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Uhuvāt 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 Uhuvāt receives an average of 278 cm/y (109 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg Uhuvāt covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 4244 m (13923 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Uhuvāt was founded durring the early 17th century in early summer of the year 1617, by Zhadih Qíhgùru Cox. The establishment of Odíhg Uhuvāt was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zhadih Qíhgùru Cox electing to pay people to resettle in Odíhg Uhuvāt.

Odíhg Uhuvāt was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Uhuvāt 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 Uhuvāt is is constructed arround a series of narrow cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Unfortuantly, these minimaly adiquite are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Odíhg Uhuvāt hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Odíhg Uhuvāt has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

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

Odíhg Uhuvāt 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 Uhuvāt's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Odíhg Uhuvāt the milk never sours.

The Chitikin near Odíhg Uhuvāt are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Odíhg Uhuvāt's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves orgies to channel Summoning energies of tier 2 via throat 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 Uhuvāt Census Data: Year 2000

318 of Odíhg Uhuvāt's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 71 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 51 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 48 work as Civil Servants
• 28 work in Cottage Industries
• 14 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

706 of Odíhg Uhuvāt's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 53 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Odíhg Uhuvāt is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

Odíhg Uhuvāt is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Odíhg Uhuvāt was attacked by a renegade group of the army. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Odíhg Uhuvāt lost 212 people, 136 livestock, and 25 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 172, when members of Odíhg Uhuvāt's militia enacted an operation to extract assets from a vault under siege by the enemy. The operation was complicated by major logistical problems. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in defeat for Odíhg Uhuvāt's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Odíhg Uhuvāt's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History