Odíhg Vej̼gin

Odíhg Vej̼gin (/vej̼/ /gin/ [cost] [scared; afraid; nervous; anxious]) is a subtropical Town located in the Altodålph Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Odíhg Vej̼gin is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Vej̼gin was founded by Nitsayk Powellen, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Vej̼gin has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Odíhg Vej̼gin receives an average of 160 cm/y (62 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Odíhg Vej̼gin covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6096 m (20000 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Vej̼gin was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1297, by Nitsayk Powellen. The establishment of Odíhg Vej̼gin suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Odíhg Vej̼gin which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Odíhg Vej̼gin was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Vej̼gin 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 Vej̼gin is is constructed arround a semi-circular premissive flagstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Odíhg Vej̼gin's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Odíhg Vej̼gin's top tier civilian fortifications has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Odíhg Vej̼gin has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Odíhg Vej̼gin ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the town one can see abandoned schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Odíhg Vej̼gin possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Town. Odíhg Vej̼gin's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Odíhg Vej̼gin's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Odíhg Vej̼gin 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Odíhg Vej̼gin hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Odíhg Vej̼gin's bank 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.

In Odíhg Vej̼gin tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Shadow Fern near Odíhg Vej̼gin are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Odíhg Vej̼gin's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via proclamations.

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 Vej̼gin Census Data: Year 2000

387 of Odíhg Vej̼gin's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 83 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 67 work as Service Workers
• 39 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

828 of Odíhg Vej̼gin's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 63 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Odíhg Vej̼gin's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Odíhg Vej̼gin was attacked by savage hagss living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Odíhg Vej̼gin lost 226 people, 136 livestock, and 91 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 74, when members of Odíhg Vej̼gin's militia enacted an operation to rescue a particular elites group from the enemy. The operation was complicated by extremely dangerous terrain, including unfamiliar and poisonous plants which many ate while foraging. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for Odíhg Vej̼gin's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Odíhg Vej̼gin's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History