Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù

Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù (/ʊq/ /cɛrˈguqʊ/ [ash] [painful]) is a subtropical Town located in the Luvjash County of the Picham Community.

The name Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù was founded by Brêyêv Probert, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù receives an average of 180 cm/y (70 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1974 m (6476 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1313, by Brêyêv Probert. The establishment of Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù's construction back out of the project. Brêyêv Probert pushed on reguardles, and Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù 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 Ùqcèrguqù is buildings are arranged within a network of crampt canals 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 sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. The town's timber-based walls are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

A look around Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. 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. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù long.

Civic Infrastructure

Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

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

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

Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù 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 Ùqcèrguqù's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù yeast remains dormant.

The Yothga near Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves creating small tokens to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 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 Ùqcèrguqù Census Data: Year 2000

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

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 69 work as Craftsmen
• 23 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 30 work as General Laborers
• 10 work as Skilled Laborers
• 46 work as Civil Servants
• 30 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

665 of Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 30 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù 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 Ùqcèrguqù lost 107 people, 166 livestock, and 41 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 174, when members of Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù's militia enacted an operation to assassinate an enemy hero. The operation was complicated by at least some of the intelligence related to the operation was incorrect. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in defeat for Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Odíhg Ùqcèrguqù's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History