Boke Bij̼kug

Boke Bij̼kug (/bij̼/ /kug/ [tongue; language; dialect] [hot]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Kririsi̊mù Region of the Tetburland.

The name Boke Bij̼kug is derived from the Sylvin language, as Boke Bij̼kug was founded by Glkdsênhê, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Boke Bij̼kug has a yearly average temperature of 31°C (87°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 28°C (82°F). Boke Bij̼kug receives an average of 226 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Bij̼kug covers an area of nearly 13 km² (5 mi²), and an average elevation of 2896 m (9501 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Bij̼kug was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1284, by Glkdsênhê. The establishment of Boke Bij̼kug was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Glkdsênhê electing to pay people to resettle in Boke Bij̼kug.

Boke Bij̼kug was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Bij̼kug is no diffrent. The city'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.

Boke Bij̼kug is buildings are arranged arround a single spacious flagstone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city 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 city is well defended against anything short of an army. The city'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 city.

Boke Bij̼kug has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Boke Bij̼kug’s streets. Yet, deep down, you know this atmosphere is a carefully created illusion. You can see the ocasional seam in their tapestry. You’re not sure what has them doing their best to act so carefree, but act carefree they do.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Boke Bij̼kug has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Boke Bij̼kug. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Boke Bij̼kug's parks.

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

Boke Bij̼kug has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Boke Bij̼kug 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.

Boke Bij̼kug 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.

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

Boke Bij̼kug 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 Small City. Boke Bij̼kug's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Boke Bij̼kug has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Boke Bij̼kug's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Bij̼kug has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Boke Bij̼kug 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.

Boke Bij̼kug has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

Boke Bij̼kug's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Boke Bij̼kug.

The Beetle, Giant Slicer near Boke Bij̼kug are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Boke Bij̼kug's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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.

Boke Bij̼kug Census Data: Year 2000

1122 of Boke Bij̼kug's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 58 work in Agriculture
• 261 work as Craftsmen
• 90 work as Merchants
• 179 work as Service Workers
• 113 work as General Laborers
• 43 work as Skilled Laborers
• 155 work as Civil Servants
• 103 work in Cottage Industries
• 60 work as Artists
• 60 work in Produce Industries

1819 of Boke Bij̼kug's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 255 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Bij̼kug produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

The roads leading into Boke Bij̼kug possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a most peculiar disaster struck Boke Bij̼kug, causing great chunks of ice to fall from the sky. Boke Bij̼kug lost 296 people, 391 livestock, and 79 buildings in the disaster.. The ice rain is generally remembered as the Cursed Fates Rain.

History