Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg

Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg (/wɪ̞j̼/ /qʊg/ [lever] [external]) is a subtropical Town located in Loktkvupolale Kingdom, Krièvlùji̊ La Provence, within the Dalandic Empire.

The name Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg is derived from the Tauric language, as Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg was founded by Shëm Belíhgā, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg receives an average of 230 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2080 m (6824 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1220, by Shëm Belíhgā. The establishment of Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Shëm Belíhgā struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg as a prison colony.

Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg 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 Wíhiē̼qùg is is constructed arround a series of premissive packed earth mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother 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.

A look around Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg 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 Wíhiē̼qùg brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg'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.

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

The Human Juju Zombie near Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Conjuration energies of tier 1 via throat singing.

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 Wíhiē̼qùg Census Data: Year 2000

354 of Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 77 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 60 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 51 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

760 of Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 58 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

The the a map of Conjuration, an a map imbued with notable amounts of Conjuration energies was created in Odíhg Wíhiē̼qùg by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History